By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityOn June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army, marking the ...

The first session of the Second Continental Congress lasted from May to July, the second from September to December 1775. The Congress acted as a makeshift central government, creating the ...

On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to declare independence from Great Britain. Approximately 20 percent of the members of Congress were opposed to separation ...

The American Revolution cemented the importance of a federally protected post office in the minds of the people and politicians ...

US Postal Service employees and members of the public held protests across the nation on Thursday as the Trump administration considers an overhaul that the American Postal Workers Union says ...

In 1775, members of the Second Continental Congress sent George III a petition, asking that they be allowed to negotiate with him in order to avoid conflict. As British subjects, they could expect ...

Maybe you ve heard about America s 250th birthday being in 2026 Officially, this is called a semiquincentennial ...

In an Oct. 17, 1776, letter to Robert Morris, a member of the Second Continental Congress’s Marine Committee, Jones listed 16 ships he had captured or destroyed and bemoaned the “paltry ...

NALC Branch 318 is asking the public to join them for a rally on Sunday, March 9th, 4 to 6 p.m. at 4000 Avenue of the Cities in Moline to protest against Elon Musk and the Trump administration's ...

In 1775, members of the Second Continental Congress sent George III a petition, asking that they be allowed to negotiate with him in order to avoid conflict. As British subjects, they could expect ...