Efforts to honor the president and Massachusetts native with a memorial in Washington have faltered before. This time, ...

I have no blood connection with John Adams, one of our nation’s founding fathers and the second president of the United States. But I’ve read enough of his letters to find a real kinship with the ...

In 1776, Philadelphia’s population of about 35,000 consumed millions of oysters a year. The colonial city was riddled with taverns and street vendors who sold oysters on the half shell. Residents ...

I have no blood connection with John Adams, one of our nation’s founding fathers and the second president of the United States. But I’ve read enough of his letters to find a real kinship with the ...

I have no blood connection with John Adams, one of our nation’s founding fathers and the second president of the United States. But I’ve read enough of his letters to find a real kinship with the ...

A 250-year-old discovery in the heart of Philadelphia is revealing a food staple that also helped pave the city's streets.

Chaplains from across the U.S. Army gathered at Arlington National Cemetery’s Chaplains Hill to commemorate the 250th ...

In a society where even highly educated citizens get confused over basic U.S. historical facts, low expectations are warranted regarding how well people can grasp the somewhat complex concept of ...

In the early months of the American Revolution, Daniel Morgan and his soldiers raced north to join the Continental Army ...

In a society where even highly educated citizens get confused over basic U.S. historical facts, low expectations are ...

As minister John ... Congress of Georgia, where he delivered that sermon at the opening of the event. The text interprets some Bible verses to the effect that every individual has a divine right to ...

The United States has battled currency crises since our nation’s birth, but has consistently innovated solutions along the way.