In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the ...

The 8’ x 10‘ oil painting was made in Ohio by Archibald McNeal Willard (1836-1918) for our country’s 100th year anniversary.

As Americans celebrate Independence Day, we remember the men and women who step up to serve our country. I think first of the ...

Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

South Carolina originally sent five delegates to the Second Continental Congress but only one, Edward Rutledge, remained to ...

We fight, get beat, rise and fight again.” ...

The Daughters of the American Revolution Continental Congress is a time-honored tradition that has been held in Washington ...

So Parliament took a new approach. It passed laws—the Sugar Act and Stamp Act— to raise revenue directly, bypassing the ...

The population of the United States has grown almost 123 times since the first federal census was conducted after the Declaration of Independence.

The first U.S. flag, as adopted by Congress, features 13 alternating red and white stripes along with 13 stars positioned in ...

The nation’s capital resided in Pennsylvania before Washington, D.C. However, just where in the state depends on the criteria ...

What struck me most was learning more about the Mecklenburg Declaration – a bold statement of independence signed on May 20, 1775, more than a year before the Continental Congress adopted the ...