One Utah man has spent the past 50 years collecting different versions of the American flag. They are now on display at Elite ...

All other colonies that wished to join the nascent nation would have to get approval from 9 of the U.S.’s 13 states. Canada, of course, never took the U.S. up on its offer. Still, the proposal ...

The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, was a game-changer for the 13 American colonies. This bold move cut ...

249 years ago, Georgia was among the original 13 colonies to declare independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776. James Oglethorpe is credited with the founding of Georgia in 1733.

On the fourth of July, 1776, the thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on July 4th, also known ...

He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...

A crane hoisted the cupola and clock tower into place Thursday at the heart of the 13 Colonies Plaza in Hurricane, marking a ...

It was 249 years ago that our forefathers — yes, it was only men — pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor and signed ...

On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later, delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the ...

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Steven Downs, a Utah resident, has collected 78 replica colonial flags. The flags, displayed in Hyrum's Elite Hall, span from the 13 colonies to today.