The tyrant, of course, was King George III, the target of the Declaration of Independence. We take it for granted now, but ...

The July 4, 1910 title fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries led to riots, mayhem, murder — and the racially motivated ...

Jefferson, an avid weather observer, kept meticulous climate records throughout his life. In Philadelphia, during the summer ...

Revisiting the origins of American democracy. By Jill Lepore. In 1938, if you had a dollar and seventy-two cents, you could ...

The obvious answer is that it is opportunity for self-improvement, best realized in the United States over any other nation ...

On July 4, 1826, 50 years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, Adams and Jefferson both died. While today is celebrated as Independence Day in America, key figures Adams and ...