2019 marks the 400th anniversary of two important events in American history: The creation of the first representative assembly in English...
Between 1789 and 1825, five men would serve as President of the United States. Four of them hailed from Virginia. Many of us know details...
Not all historians publish their findings about history in books and articles. Some historians convey knowledge about history to the public...
A “little short of madness.” That is how Thomas Jefferson responded when two delegates from New York approached him with the idea to build...
Did Canada almost join the American Revolution? Bruno Paul Stenson, a historian and musicologist with the Château de Ramezay historic site...
It wasn’t always fireworks on the Fourth. John Adams predicted Americans would celebrate the Second of July, the day Congress voted in...
Delaware may be the second smallest state in the United States, but it has a BIG, rich history that can tell us much about the history of...
In 1705 a group of colonists in Simsbury, Connecticut founded a copper mine, which the Connecticut General Assembly purchased and turned...
As part of its mission, the National Park Service seeks to protect and preserve places saved by the American people so that all may...
George Washington played three very important public roles during his lifetime. He served as the Commander in Chief of the Continental...