John Hancock was first to sign Declaration of Independence, the first governor of Massachusetts and president of the Second ...

Wikimedia Commons/John Trumbull The 1776 Declaration of Independence Signing Most people think the Declaration of ...

The initial marking of the historic spot came in the late 1890s, in conjuction with the building of a new City Hall. The ...

Concord unleashed to the world America's musical contributions, which sprang from our universal appeal as a nation.

Fifty-six delegates signed a Declaration of Independence, famously stating ... because his troops fired into a protesting crowd in Boston on March 5, 1770, killing 5 colonials. That, plus “a long ...

Most people know that the July 4th holiday celebrates the day the United States of America gained its Independence (the […] ...

Boston's Fourth of July parade highlighted the city's unique connection to American history, drawing visitors from across the country to celebrate.

Boston's Fourth of July parade highlighted the city's unique connection to American history, drawing visitors from across the country to celebrate freedom and unity.

On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final approval of the Declaration of Independence.

It's worth revering not just the document itself, but the men of consequence who made American independence a reality.

So Parliament took a new approach. It passed laws—the Sugar Act and Stamp Act— to raise revenue directly, bypassing the legislative assemblies elected by colonial voters in each province. Americans ...