The American Revolution is often told as a heroic story of 13 colonies rising up against a mighty empire and, with some help ...

What started as a ragtag group of colonies that barely held itself together has grown into something the Founders could never ...

In 1954, the USPS was looking for innovative ways to process the 54 billion items mailed. National Geographic traveled to ...

As June of 1776 unfolded, Americans were moving steadily toward independence. While delegates in Philadelphia debated whether ...

In Twin Falls, Tom Wangeman portrays John Dickinson, the man behind the 'Liberty Song,' a revolutionary tune that inspired ...

At the Butrint archaeological site, in southern Albania, there is a well with almost two thousand years of history that ...

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.

Learn about Jacksonville's Treaty Oak, a National Liberty Tree over 250 years old that was saved by public outcry in the 1930s.

Life expectancy rose from 30 to nearly 80 years as infectious diseases gave way to chronic conditions like heart disease, ...