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...
Throughout the “Doing History: How Historians Work” series we’ve explored how historians find and research historical topics, how they...
On April 30, 1789, George Washington became the first President of the United States. Between 1789 and 1825, five men would serve as...
Did Canada almost join the American Revolution? In September 1775, Major-General Philip Schuyler launched the Patriot’s invasion into...
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette? How did he make the Patriots’ success in the American Revolution possible? And why did a group known as...
Washington Irving was an historian and writer. Some historians and biographers have called him the first great American author. Today...