The Continental Congress’s success in negotiating a military alliance with France was pivotal to the colonies’ successful ...

Eighty-nine of 100 counties in North Carolina have America 250 NC committees, and more than $2 million in grants have already ...

This is the first in a series of articles, part of The Tribune-Democrat’s ongoing U.S. Semiquincentennial project titled ...

The United States marked its 250th anniversary this year. Since its independence in 1776, the U.S. territory has expanded ...

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Most Americans might not think of New York State first in context of the American Revolution and independence – Boston, ...

NPR's history podcast Throughline speaks with Ken Burns about his latest documentary, The American Revolution.

Informed residents became the backbone of the Olympic People-for-People Program. During the 1980 Winter Olympics, hundreds of residents opened their homes to athletes from around the world — hosting ...

As the United States prepares to mark 250 years since its founding, communities across the country are reflecting on the ...

Mexico and Cuba share a history as Spanish colonies, but their relationship with one another has had its ups and downs ...

New archaeological clues are shedding light on the fate of isolated Norse colonies in Greenland that disappeared during the Middle Ages.

Russian president invokes 1867 Alaska deal to frame a hypothetical US purchase of Greenland, while accusing Denmark of harsh colonial rule over the Arctic island.