Burns discusses the nostalgia that defines many Americans’ understanding of the Revolutionary period and his guarded optimism ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with ...

The 250th anniversary of the adoption of the U.S. Declaration of Independence July 4, 2026, known as the Semiquincentennial, is a historic milestone. Two-and-a-half centuries ago, 56 signatures on a ...

This year marks 250 years since the American Revolution, and the Minnesota America 250 Committee is launching a statewide calendar of celebrations, programs and events for the country’s 250th ...

A complex understanding of the past is vital to understanding what’s happening in the United States today. But many of us often don’t get the historical background we need in school. For example, to ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, the Museum of Connecticut History is showing off some ...

On September 3, AEI’s Yuval Levin, Christine Rosen, and Adam J. White hosted a symposium at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello examining the American Revolution’s legacy in American history. The first ...

People rally to celebrate the reinstallation of a slavery exhibit at the historic President’s House Site, February 19, 2026, in Philadelphia. Credit: Joe Lamberti/AP Photo Philadelphia’s President’s ...

(RNS) — This February marks the 50th anniversary of the national commemoration of Black History Month, proclaimed by President Gerald Ford in 1976 as part of the bicentennial celebrations. But Black ...