As we mark the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, it’s worth asking a simple but powerful question: What were they fighting for?

The missions became the only UNESCO site in Texas 10 years ago and will be highlighted for America’s 250th birthday.

Ravaged plantations. Houses burned to the ground. A father’s dying words for his son to avenge him. Hilton Head may not have been the site of a major Revolutionary War battle, but it was the site of ...

A slice of our nation’s freedom we celebrate on the Fourth of July was created in our hometowns and the Pulaski County ...

NEW ON FIVE HOLLYWOOD STAR KURT RUSSELL PAYING A VISIT TO MASSACHUSETTS THIS 4TH OF JULY. IT TURNS OUT HIS FAMILY HAS A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. OUR SERA CONGI CAUGHT UP WITH HIM.

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

December 1776 - The Storm Before Trenton Washington’s surprise attack in Trenton is as legendary as it was nearly suicidal.

The tide of the war rose in Washington’s favor as his troops became more ex­perienced and proficient in just this type of ...

Adams, Jefferson and other Founding Fathers enjoyed wild game and seasonal produce in Philadelphia's taverns during the ...

For this July 4th, we asked five South Carolinians "250 years later, is the Spirit of the American Revolution still alive?" ...

When the American Revolution broke out, the American colonies were perhaps the least-taxed place on earth. How did this ...

Municipalities all over the commonwealth have begun celebrating Massachusetts 250 and thanks to a great effort by the Historical Commission, the high school’s National History Honor Society and the We ...