You know the musical. Now see what it left out. Walk in the footsteps of Alexander Hamilton on a tour of Lower Manhattan.
New York City played a pivotal role in the American Revolution. This museum brings the city's 18th-century history to life ...
Theodore Sedgwick distrusted democracy, feared political equality and believed society should be guided by educated, propertied elites. Yet at a moment when partisan fury threatened to break the ...
American whiskey is winning record prices and new respect as collectors bet on its history, rarity and cultural cachet.
Every Memorial Day, millions of Americans pause to remember those who gave their lives in service. This year, we’re honoring ...
The earliest days of American politics are somewhat lionized, mythologized through years of disconnection and remembered best ...
George Washington’s Farewell Address is, in effect, the culmination and fulfillment of the Declaration of Independence.
Some of the most significant founding documents in U.S. history have touched down in Denver as part of a national tour, and ...
Known as the semiquincentennial, the celebration includes fireworks, walking tours, block parties and a slew of Liberty Bell replicas to honor the city's past. But the Philadelphia of 1776 was much ...
The Freedom Plane, a Boeing 737 carrying a collection of founding documents, has taken to the skies to celebrate a ...
The man who has been called the “father of his country” was certainly that. He led the successful rebellion. He was president of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, which rewrote the Articles of ...