The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 249 years ago, on July 4, 1776.

As their right to vote was debated in the States, a remarkable group of 74 physicians and support staff sailed to war-torn ...

On Thursday night at the Adams Town Common, a little over 30 people gathered for the second annual reenactment of Susan B.

It's the nation's semiquincentennial! July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of ...

Tucked away in the state Capitol is an intimate Victorian-style theater, decorated with beautiful purple chairs and moving pictures set in golden frames. At first, the paintings stand out as classic ...

Foreword: In 1910, the socialist movement in America was spearheaded by the Socialist Party of America (SPA), founded in 1901 ...

Concern over ICE tactics; Tillis blows up N.C. Senate race; SupCo may throw parties a lifeline; Greene with envy; Hacking ...

Three summer exhibitions—at the Morgan Library, the Met and the Park Avenue Armory—shine a light on the work of pioneering ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

1792: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is published More than 50 years before the first National Women's Rights Convention is held in the United States, the English writer and philosopher Mary ...

Conservative lawmakers say professors are indoctrinating students with liberal ideas. In a series of lawsuits, professors ...

The modern concept of divorce is often traced to the efforts, beginning in 1527, of British King Henry VIII to annul his ...