On Thursday, July 2, the actual date the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, a celebration will allow local citizens to sign for themselves the landmark document on a […] ...

But there are advantages to what Woodward called “the myth of America as the land of youth, always seeking renewal, a new ...

Portraits of a red-headed Thomas Jefferson, left, and John Dickinson, right, by by Charles Willson Peale are seen at the ...

Thomas Jefferson was tasked with drafting a wartime document declaring independence. How did it become one of history’s most enduring symbols?

WUNC has compiled a list of various America250 events happening across Orange, Durham and Wake counties in the next few days. Whether you are a history buff, fireworks enthusiast or prefer the peace ...

More than 250 residents attended the 3rd Annual Spackman-Davis Farm Picnic, featuring Chester County’s longest picnic table, which was held on Saturday, June 20, at the historic farm.

The much-anticipated July 4 weekend is here. Events across Gloucester and Mathews will join the nation in celebrating its 250th birthday. Here is a lineup of what has been planned. The musical play ...

American values still shine in warmth toward visiting World Cup teams and their fans, and local July Fourth events.

The American Revolution is often told as a heroic story of 13 colonies rising up against a mighty empire and, with some help from France, winning their independence. But the real story is more ...

Most Americans know that the members of the Continental Congress pledged their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” to America ...

But the events of 1776 are harder for Boston to claim. After the British evacuated these parts on March 17, the action moved ...

One of the nation’s establishing documents calls Indigenous people “merciless Indian savages.” Today, many say the phrase has ...