The White House and iconic franchises such as Disney are highlighting America's 250th anniversary as states lead additional festivities.

I’ve written about so many special days and moments on our calendar, and yet I’ve never written about days that mark the memory of the Holocaust, such as ...

The New Brunswick Free Public Library plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of ...

I watched a granddaughter continue to scoop cups full of tadpoles to admire then release. Studying her, I was reminded of how ...

We tend to view history as a series of neat, isolated boxes -the Stone Age, the Renaissance, and the Modern Era- each ...

Henry Greenberg, vice president of the New York County Lawyers Association and past president of the New York State Bar Association, describes the origins of judicial independence in New York, which ...

From protesting British overreach before the Declaration of Independence was even written to helping supply an army, here are ...

After spending years in storage, Louisville officials unveiled a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence to the public ...

Carnegie Hall has announced its schedule of partner events presented by leading cultural and academic institutions across New ...

America is celebrating its 250th birthday this year — marking 2½ centuries since the signing of the Declaration of ...

On Jan. 19, 1776, Thomas Jefferson read the king’s October 1775 speech to Parliament for the first time in the Virginia Gazette.

The Road To Independence: General George Washington Takes Charge Washington Gives His First General Orders as Commander of ...