The “big ugly bill” has now been signed into law. J. D. Vance, also known as “Mini-Me” cast the vote to break the tie, ...

Two hundred forty-nine years ago, on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to separate the American colonies from ...

After years of escalating tension between his majesty George III’s government and American colonial leaders, a Revolutionary War had begun in April 1775. More provocations and tension followed. By the ...

The Thirteen British colonies that would become the first of the United States — Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, ...

News of the Declaration of Independence reached Great Britain in August 1776 and ignited a media frenzy, according to the Jack Miller Center, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit dedicated to teaching about ...

Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and ...

Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day or July 4th, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the ...

America was not the only nation at war with Great Britain during at this time. France, Spain and the Netherlands were also at ...

On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final ...

The leader of an MS-13 gang clique in New York City's suburbs has been sentenced to 68 years in prison in a federal case ...

One of the original 13 colonies, New Jersey, played a vital role in the American Revolutionary War. It was nicknamed the "Crossroads of the American Revolution," as it was situated between the ...