“We cannot be indifferent on any occasion that appears nearly to affect the peace and happiness of our country,” wrote the resolution’s 51 signees. Their words were republished in newspapers across ...

CAMBRIDGE — The subjects of the 44 photographs in Wendel A. White’s “Manifest: Thirteen Colonies” range in date from the 1700s to early in this century. The show runs at Harvard’s Peabody Museum of ...

"Manifest: Thirteen Colonies is a photographic project and journey through the repositories of African American material culture found in libraries, museums, and archives of the original thirteen ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - While we celebrate this independence day, it is important to know Georgia’s part in America’s founding. 249 years ago, Georgia was among the original 13 colonies to declare ...

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the ...

The Amana Colonies, seven villages in Iowa, were founded by German settlers in 1855 seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity. Today, the Amana Colonies are a popular tourist destination, ...

HYRUM, Cache County — One Utah man has spent the past 50 years collecting different versions of the American flag, starting with the 13 colonies. From the oldest known American battle flag to the ...

Newspapers on the eve of the Revolutionary War -- The long odds against American unity in the 1770s -- The "shot heard round the world" revisited -- "Britain has found means to unite us" -- A rolling ...

The United States Navy is celebrating 250 years of service, sacrifice, and tradition, commemorating its founding on October ...

New Jersey has a long, rich history as one of the 13 original colonies, but the earliest European settlers date back to the ...