In doing so, Paine democratized political thought. He asserted that ordinary people were capable of understanding, judging, ...

What distinguished America’s Revolutionary War heroes was the purpose for which their actions were carried out -- the right to live free.

A historic copy of the Declaration of Independence will be on display at the Museum of the American Revolution as part of a new exhibit the opens this fall. The poster-sized copy of the Declaration, ...

The grand events and oft-told tales of the American Revolution are easy to find among sprawling reverent battlefields and national parks. George Washington's Mount Vernon in Virginia, Independence ...

With an emphasis on celebrating America's quarter-century, this program aims to reignite a love for America's history and founding.

Kentucky's museums and historical sites are hosting numerous events this month that study life in 1776 and the history of the ...

Learn about the short-lived British prime minister who negotiated a peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War. David J. Hancock Benjamin West, American Commissioners of the Preliminary ...