In new book 'A Promised Land,' history professor Adam Jortner looks at the role of Jews - then just 0.1% of the population - ...

The BBC's Katty Kay speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Rick Atkinson as America marks 250 years since ...

Here's an overview of the key Revolutionary War battles fought in Massachusetts. Revolutionary War battles in ...

As the nation nears the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War, the Smithsonian-affiliated Senator John ...

The American Philosophical Society's new exhibit for the 250th birthday of America documents daily life in Philadelphia ...

Laurie Halse Anderson returns to the Revolutionary War era with a timely new novel for young readers. Cover illustration for “Rebellion 1776.”Credit...Chantal Horeis Supported by By Avi Avi ...

The signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, gave the United States its official birthday, but that ...

I recently spoke with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson about the realities of the Revolutionary War that often go overlooked. His latest book on the conflict, The Fate of the Day ...