Explore major battles, declarations, and treaties from 1765–1783. Learn how colonists defeated the British Empire.

In this week's Letters to the Editor, Alameda 'No Kings' organizers Marie Claire Neumann, Tina Davis, and Shalom Bruhn thank ...

July 4, 1776 wasn't when the Declaration was signed, despite what the ending of "1776" would have you believe.

The United States of America was founded in 1776, after thirteen colonies on the Eastern seaboard declared independence from the United Kingdom. Their resulting victory and Constitution would go on to ...

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, July 4, 1776. This painting is by the French artist Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq, circa 1873. JUNE 14, 1775 ...

We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people ...

Mostly sunny with a high of 86 °F (30 °C). Winds S at 15 to 19 mph (24.1 to 30.6 kph). Night - Sunny. Winds from S to SSE at 14 to 20 mph (22.5 to 32.2 kph). The overnight low will be 80 °F (26 ...

For all the festivities around July 4, the nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, actually depicts a ...

The Revolutionary War artifacts tell the story of what General Cornwallis tried to destroy forever—but couldn’t erase.

News of the discoveries comes amid the opening of the Williamsburg Bray School building, which educated hundreds of free and ...