Independence Hall is off-limits to visitors through most of January for restoration work. Why it matters: It's part of the ...

America gained its independence almost 250 years ago, and now Louisiana’s education system is connecting that history to ...

Author Walter Isaacson is drawn to minds that bend the world. He writes about men who catch lightning, who bottle reason, who ...

For the past decade, filmmaker Ken Burns and his team have been delving deep into history to put together this six-part ...

Independence Day, celebrated each year on 4 July, is about more than just barbeques, fireworks, and trips to the beach or lake. It’s the cornerstone of American history, celebrating the birth of the ...

From there, we leapt over centuries of empire, slavery and revolution in America to arrive triumphantly at the First and ...