The U.S. will be celebrating next year, marking our daring break from Great Britain and the founding of the nation.

The BBC's Katty Kay speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Rick Atkinson as America marks 250 years since ...

As the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the War for Independence, the contributions of Black patriots are at risk ...

From the bravery of the Massachusetts minutemen to the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere to the very first battle of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts was a host for several key happenings during ...

When British troops went to seize arms stockpiled by American colonists at Concord, Massachusetts, they could have had little ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence ... Each year on the fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this historic event. Conflict between the ...

Inside the steeple of Old North Church and among the Southern Colonies, less familiar stories of the events from 250 years ...

The American Philosophical Society's new exhibit for the 250th birthday of America documents daily life in Philadelphia ...

The signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, gave the United States its official birthday, but that ...

Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five: ...