We celebrate the Declaration of Independence as the “opening act” for a series of “main events” that that laid the foundation ...

The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George ...

Christy Emmanuel can trace one family line to 1234. Those who followed are tied to U.S. history and now chronicled in a ...

"The first formal flower gardens genuinely worthy of the name" in the history of the White House are the Rose Garden and the ...

These tiny portraits keep America's iconic leaders at our fingertips, their contributions to history forever stamped on our collective memory.

A new book explores how painters, sculptors and writers, especially women and people of color, used their craft to advocate ...

"Peace through strength," either as a specific phrase or as a doctrine, has been in use long before Trump was president, long ...

The first such example highlighted in the film is that two key founders of America, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both died the same day — exactly 50 years after July 4, 1776. Adams’ last words ...

New poll also shows beer tops the list ahead of lemonade, soda and cocktails for Fourth of July celebrations at 36% ...

From crabs and oysters to history and sailing, Annapolis is one of the best American towns to visit, according to CNN Travel.

Where else could you get Xanax, a chocolate bar that celebrates the Sounders and a cheese board shaped like Washington all in ...

Sam Tanenhaus’s long-awaited biography captures William F. Buckley Jr. and the political movement that he did so much to ...