Against bucolic and urban images of industry and humanity, Reagan begins in his unmistakable voice, “When someone says ‘Let’s ...

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

A new United States Postal Service stamp set, Figures of the American Revolution, highlights several key figures with ties to ...

Patriot or loyalist? Britain or America? The New Hampshire Historical Society’s newest exhibition, “If You Had to Choose: Patriots and Loyalists in Revolutionary New Hampshire,” presents the stories o ...

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 ...

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 ...

By drawing on the country’s progressive tradition when it comes to women’s empowerment, Julia Ioffe makes a refreshing ...

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

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has long been a chronicler of the American experience. He talks with John Dickerson about his latest film for PBS, "The American Revolution"; the importance of studying ...

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

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 ...