Celebrating what supporters claim was the first declaration of independence from British rule in any of the American colonies ...

Jefferson's account of drafting the Declaration, the complete text of this founding document, and immediate challenges to its ...

From a George W. Bush statue to the George W. Bush Bakery, the affection for the former U.S. president is hard to miss.

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Bills in the legislature would allow Ten Commandments displays and teaching about religion's positive impacts.

For the past decade, filmmaker Ken Burns and his team have been delving deep into history to put together this six-part miniseries celebrating the United States of America. Forget what is in the ...

Public Outrage Erupts After School District Labels Founding Documents as 'Non-Endorsed' In a shocking display of educational negligence, the Anchorage School District in Alaska has found itself under ...

Ken Burns' latest opus is solid storytelling. It also highlights the costliness of our ignorance about our history.

The University of Mississippi's Declaration of Independence Center teaches students about founding documents as surveys show ...

Ahead of the quarter-millennial anniversary of the American Revolution, Ken Burns spoke with Jeffrey H. Anderson of the American Main Street Initiative and John Fonte of the Hudson Institute about his ...

On July 17, the Liberty brought two Connecticut-based ships into Newport Harbor, accusing their captains of customs ...

Americans have begun celebrating the 250th anniversary of the revolutionary war that freed our nation from Britain’s monarchy ...