Betsy Ross is credited with sewing the first American flag in 1776 from her home in Philadelphia, while the colonies were ...

The millions of people who inhabited colonial America left traces of their lives behind—from George Washington’s bed to a ...

After months of discreet support, France officially allied itself with the American revolutionaries in their war against the ...

Although long revered as an “American scripture”, the Declaration of Independence actually “began its life as a press release ...

Families are kicking off the Fourth of July weekend by discovering a surprising chapter of local history at the Tampa Bay ...

Florida has long had a reputation for independence. But during the American Revolution, the land that is part of the modern-day Tampa Bay area was not fighting for freedom from Britain.

That assertion may come as a surprise to people in the United States ahead of its 250th anniversary. The common narrative is fixated upon 1776, the 13 rebelling Colonies and the bold military actions ...

But the US needed a Great Seal after three previous attempts (including a violent illustration from the Old Testament suggested by Franklin) had failed to capture the essence of the ...

One year almost to the day before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress threw one ...

The American Revolution is often told as a heroic story of 13 colonies rising up against a mighty empire and, with some help from France, winning their independence. But the real story is more ...

On the eve of the 250th anniversary of America's founding, thought leaders, politicans and historians reflect on the origins ...