The American Revolution cemented the importance of a federally protected post office in the minds of the people and ...

The film depicts the historical events leading to the Declaration of Independence by the thirteen American colonies in 1776. It highlights the colonists' struggle for self-governance, their resistance ...

it called for greater American autonomy and limits on Parliament's power over the colonies. The first session of the Second Continental Congress lasted from May to July, the second from September ...

James Madison University professor Rebecca Brannon studies age and the American Revolution. She says her students are often ...

The Daughters of the American Revolution denied a motion by local members to restrict biological males who identify as transgender from joining its ranks.

On the eve of his 293rd birthday, George Washington got his Springfield party Friday afternoon, as members of the Daughters ...

Museum leaders are working to connect people today to the events of 1776. They’re confident they can, and will.

The constitution gives Congress the power to enact a draft, with each draft deciding who is to be pressed into military ...

Adams knew the American Revolution had to build up a new government ... to invade New York and New England. As the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence in ...

John F. Kennedy October 13 marks the birthday of the U.S. Navy, which traces its roots back to the early days of the American Revolution. On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress established ...

FIRST ON FOX– The historic Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR ... the full DAR membership for a vote at the upcoming Continental Congress this summer. "We will continue doing this ...

John Paul Jones, American naval hero of the Revolutionary War ... a member of the Second Continental Congress’s Marine Committee, Jones listed 16 ships he had captured or destroyed and bemoaned ...