Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

Now, and for some years to come, we will need a lot less Paul Weiss, and a lot more Benjamin Warner.

How many of these Declaration of Independence facts do you know? As the 4th of July nears, Americans may be curious about the interesting history and trivia surrounding the holiday. Many people ...

President Trump is not just unraveling a system of government, he's denying the American Creed, the truths we have considered self-evident since 1776.

Explore collections and stories related to the founding of the United States of America from the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765 to the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783.

The role of Billy Flora, a free Black man, in this pivotal victory — and the erosion later of rights — show a paradox of the ...

As Greece counts 200 years from the War of independence and stands proud as a member of the EU, the mind reels to the ...

Black Powder Epic Battles expands into another era of warfare soon from Warlord Games. It was announced this week that we're ...

Finally, after 250 years the truth is shared by the oldest continuous running newspaper in the United states, The Hartford ...

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Biden canceled the XL pipeline in his war against the energy industry. That was part of an environmental agenda Americans ...