Discover comprehensive information about Connecticut, including its iconic flag, detailed map, diverse geography, rich ...

The new biography by Molly Beer explores Schuyler's life and relies heavily on letters written by, to and about her.

In 1775, life went on normally for most though a revolution was coming. Columnist joe Holley says Americans today have a duty ...

When George Washington, from Virginia, arrived in Cambridge 250 years ago, one of the first things he did was talk to his ...

Too often we tend to think that the Declaration of Independence was a creature which sprang to life between June 7, 1776, ...

It’s incorrect to say that simply because people belonged to the same church, they agreed with one another, writes.

America inherited the core institutional framework of Europe (especially Britain) but refined and amplified it through ...

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

A Q&A with author Russell Shorto on the early colonial history of New Amsterdam in the lead-up to a confrontation with the English.

Enslaved persons, sailors, and other groups at the bottom of the colonial hierarchy of power rose up against their oppressors. These rebellions struck fear in the heart of rulers everywhere, and ...