Starting in March, a Freedom Plane (also inspired by the Freedom Trains) carrying seven original documents related to America ...

The Revolutionary War was about many things — self-governance being at the core — but a major driver was access to land. The British restricted colonists’ migration westward across the Appalachian ...

The letter from Cork-born Stephen Moylan during the American War of Independence is the earliest known document to refer to ...

Team USA curling unveiled new red, white and blue jerseys at the Milan Cortina Olympics, with athletes and designers highlighting the meaning behind every detail. The Columbia-designed uniforms ...

America250 celebration with Reading the Republic project at Boise State, engaging students in foundational American documents.

The men’s curling team is currently seeking their first Olympic gold medal since 2018. At the same time, the women’s team is ...

The label is often wielded now to exclude brown people, but these two continents have been a melting pot since long before the U.S. was founded.

Before George Washington, eight other 'presidents' led the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation. Here's the forgotten ...

Though rarely honored these days exactly on Feb. 22, his actual birth date, “Presidents Day” is officially still Washington’s birthday. And that’s entirely right and proper, as our first chief ...

Reenactors portraying George Washington and Ben Franklin say America’s 250th is a chance to tell the true, complex story of America’s founding.

If French playwright Moliere were to issue a modification from the grave to one of his most famous quotes from his final theatrical masterpiece, it might read: "A learned fool [on social media] is ...

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, when 13 American colonies dared to reject British rule over their affairs. Filmmaker Ken Burns spent a decade making a ...