July 4, 2012— -- intro: Independence Day is not all barbecue and fireworks. So we pause here for a bit of history, with the 13 original colonies in mind (in the order of their founding ...

The latest volume in the series of The Story of the Nations" is a creditable and valuable work. The two volumes have been prepared for the purpose of telling the story of the American Colonies in ...

You'll see in a minute that King Charles I and II basically included shout-outs to their friends and family all over the 13 colonies. And New York is one of them.