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How a gory depiction of the 1770 Boston Massacre by Paul Revere ignited fury against British rule, becoming arguably the most effective... Read More

The United States declared its independence from Britain 250 years ago. Here's how the US's relations with other nations — and its global... Read More

America remains the preeminent country on earth and still functions as a very contentious democracy. Read More

Those who rallied to the causes of Joshua Glover and Dred Scott did not all look alike, vote alike, worship alike, or come from the same... Read More

Bernardo de Gálvez indirectly contributed to the Continental Army’s victory at the 1781 Siege of Yorktown. A rare painting of him is now... Read More

How Revolutionary Was the American Revolution? Read More

Of all the secrets revealed by the so-called Church Committee of the 1970s, perhaps none captured imaginations as vividly as the 'heart... Read More

The prospect of a Nazi atomic bomb is sobering, but German scientists themselves doomed the project to failure. Read More

The grueling 1944–45 Allied offensive reopened the crucial overland supply route to China and dealt the Japanese army one of its... Read More

Russia’s entry into the global economy was met with glee by international firms in the early 1990s. The exodus has been just as sudden. Read More

How progressives hurt the economy Read More

Intrigue, whining, and negotiations—all these and more can be found in one of the greatest troves of ancient diplomatic communications. Read More

Wars may be a vital part of history, but they mostly remain in books. In the rare moments when they materialise through evidence such as... Read More

From Cairo to London, these 15 world-class history museums house humanity's most breathtaking treasures, ancient artifacts, and cultural... Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More

On today’s Saturday Matinee, we widen the lens on one of the famous figures who contributed to the birth of the United States of... Read More

Historians Jane Calvert and Jonathan Gienapp guide us through the drafting, debates, and compromises behind the Articles of Confederation. Read More

What does the Constitution mean to me? That’s a question writer and actor Heidi Schreck asked herself years ago, when she started... Read More

Where DID George Washington come from, and what was he like? How DID he come to take on such a pivotal role in the American Revolution? And,... Read More

7 Essential American History Documentaries for America’s 250th Anniversary, Michael Foust - Read breaking news headlies with a Christian... Read More

In this sweeping work, Sven Beckert demonstrates that far from being a European-centric system, capitalism had a global origin. Capitalism,... Read More

From Troy to Ithaca, where are the real-life places that Odysseus could have visited on his long journey home in Homer’s “The Odyssey”? Read More

In July 1983, Clash of Loyalties was screened for the first – and almost last – time. In 2020, its producer told the BBC about... Read More

In July 1776, Congress proclaimed independence—and George Washington prepared an army to defend it. Read More

In 1976 Boston saw the bicentennial celebrations of the United States as an opportunity to revitalise the city. Read More

Former Navy officer and author Ray Deptula explains what the American Revolution can still teach Americans about political division, war and... Read More

After months of discreet support, France officially allied itself with the American revolutionaries in their war against the British Empire,... Read More

Soldiers of Irish heritage accounted for up to 50 percent of the Continental Army's ranks. Driven from their homeland by British oppression,... Read More

The American Revolutionary War or American War of Independence (1775–1783) began as a crisis within the... Read More

The abolitionist movement transformed Pennsylvania’s State House Bell into the Liberty Bell in the mid-19th century. Read More

On July 6, 1776, John Hancock, president of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, sent Gen. George Washington, then with his army... Read More

In the 250 years since the founding, only eight people have been granted honorary citizenship in the American Republic. Some, such as the... Read More

How progressives hurt the economy Read More

The pivot of Patton’s Third Army in December 1944 is typically framed as a masterpiece of impulsive genius—a commander reacting... Read More

Modern military planners warn of conflict in the unforgiving, claustrophobic environments of the world's cities. The contemporary defense... Read More

American combat photographers captured indelible images of the war, but their contributions to the historical record usually went... Read More

The millions of people who inhabited colonial America left traces of their lives behind—from George Washington’s bed to a young girl’s... Read More

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More