A Finnish American played an important role in the creation of America. How has Finland’s democracy succeeded?

On Dec. 6, 1775, the Continental Congress answered King George III's Proclamation of Rebellion. That proclamation, issued in ...

Anti-Catholicism was not a central force driving the colonists to revolt, but it played a role, shaping their political ...

The first option was to let the colonies go. The second was to unify the American colonies with Britain the way Scotland had been united with England. Smith himself was Scottish and, looking back, was ...

History celebrates winners and often forgets losers. Yet it is worth remembering on this Independence Day that Americans both won and lost the Revolutionary war. The struggle for independence was as ...

"The moniker United States of America has remained since then as a symbol of freedom and independence," states the National Constitution Center. After enumerating a lengthy list of grievances against ...

Colonial America is more than a chapter in a textbook, it’s a living, breathing world scattered across some of the most atmospheric towns and cities in the United States. Walk their cobblestone ...

Blacksmith Keith Chester of Arlington pounds hot metal during a smithing demonstration on Saturday at Northwest Colonial Festival on the grounds of the George Washington Inn and Estate east of Port ...

American Colonial Revival homes, with their symmetry, stability and lines as old as our nation itself, evoke a sense of history, tradition and homeyness — sort of like the comfort food of American ...

Early American currency wasn’t always American. Up until 1857, foreign coins were accepted as legal tender because there weren’t enough domestic coins to go around. Another result of the shortage: To ...