America’s independence wasn’t declared in a day — it was forged through years of unrest, resistance, and revolution. This powerful chronicle traces th ...

Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

The recent federal district court ruling striking down the Trump administration's executive order targeting the law firm Susman Godfrey is the fourth similar ruling in response to orders punishing ...

The Rev. Diane Badger, the administrator of the American Baptist Church of Massachusetts who oversees the archive, teamed up ...

Independence Day, aka the 4th of July, is just around the corner! This American holiday celebrates the country’s independence from Britain, declared on July 4, 1776. That date is supposed to represent ...

The Declaration of Independence is celebrated because it was an inflection point where the Continental Congress decided that ...

As we celebrate our nation’s Independence, one of the most powerful symbols of that Independence was the Liberty Tree. Begun ...

The fallen were not perfect victims, John Adams, a cousin to Samuel Adams, represented the British soldiers. Seven were ...