Historian Greg Grandin's new book shows how the Western Hemisphere, not Europe, can explain America’s role in the world ...

The Continental Army, created in June of 1775, had warily welcomed its new leader, George Washington, without much fuss. A ...

But 250 years ago today, the real and unspectacular work of American independence was under way. The Continental Army, ...

Explore the Museum of the American Revolution and discover the significance of the original Declaration of Independence ...

An original letter written byThomas Jefferson sold for the $90,000 asking price and will return to Maryland, the state where it was written.

Weather A Founding Forecast: A look at Thomas Jefferson’s weather records from July 4, 1776 Analyzing how we know what the weather was 249 years ago on the first American Independence Day.

When I reflect on the significance of the Fourth of July, I think of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States.

In honor of Independence Day, we will delve into some evidence suggesting that Thomas Jefferson, a major author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States, may ...

THOMAS JEFFERSON never wanted a president at the University of Virginia (UVA). For 85 years, there wasn’t one: along with a governing board, an unwieldy rotation of professors managed the ...

The occasion coincided with Florida getting ready to celebrate 249 years of America, just ahead of the Fourth of July.

Jefferson Parish continues to celebrate its Bicentennial, and at Jefferson Parish East Bank Regional Library they are doing so by making busts of Thomas Jefferson.

A brazen offender tried to snatch a little boy from a Manhattan park on Wednesday, police said. The man tried to leave with a 3-year-old boy at a soccer field around 5:43 p.m. at Thomas Jefferson ...