Sons of the American Revolution, Captain James Neal Chapter President Ted Cox provides the history of the first Continental Congress at a celebration Thursday. (Photo by Gwen Sour) PARKERSBURG — A ...

The Journals of the Continental Congress make an excellent textbook on free government. Excerpts would be suitable for the Voice of America. Full sets given to political leaders in a dozen languages ...

The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday introduced a new Forever stamp marking the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, which is where the Congress met.

When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the ...

Delegates from all thirteen colonies convene for the Second Continental Congress at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. The representatives remain divided — some hopeful for reconciliation ...

A middle school teacher and a high school student from Lenoir County Public Schools are teaming up to represent the state of North Carolina in a months-long learning opportunity that draws attention ...

The First Continental Congress was held at Carpenters' Hall in 1774, and the 250th anniversary of the historic event will be commemorated this fall with a series of free performances at the Philly ...

The main objectives of the Declaration of Independence were to announce a cause of action and formally justify the Continental Congress’s July 2, 1776, decision to separate from Great Britain. The ...

THE FIRST OF ITS KIND EVENT IN PHILADELPHIA THIS SUMMER, THE BOSTON MASSACRE OR THE BOSTON TEA PARTY. THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD. THESE WERE THE EVENTS THAT COME TO MIND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The United States Postal Service plans to issue a new "Peace, Liberty and Postage" stamp at Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia, and the public is invited to attend! The new stamp ...