Next July marks 250 years since a handful of upstart American colonies declared independence from Britain. A war was fought, as we all know, and almost immediately after it was over, Richard Bell ...

Undergraduate and graduate students studying American history can apply for a $25,000 scholarship from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution between Nov. 1 and Jan. 31, 2026. The ...

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Trump over the past nine months. In recent years, the conservative justices on t ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, History Cambridge co-hosts “Washington in American Memory,” a seven-part speaker series running ...

History is a complex web of triumph, tragedy, and change, but it isn’t immune to the threads of misinformation and misconceptions. There are “facts” that are often passed down through generations and ...

The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American ...

Ken Burns’ The American Revolution unfolds across six nights, tracing how Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley helped turn ...

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a ...

A new exhibition at the Museum of the American Revolution, The Declaration’s Journey, traces the history of the Declaration of Independence.

Seeking a mandate from the French people for his policies, Louis XVI convened the Estates General. Events soon outran the ...

As we approach America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, many people will want to hit ...

From the Revolution through present-day Civil Rights, the Richmond area tells history’s story. As a longtime history writer, ...