The leaders of the first successful colonial revolution put their names to the American Declaration of Independence on 4 July 1776.

W.T. Woodson High School's performance of "1776" musical was nothing short of triumphant, according to Cappies' reviewer.

20, 1776, days after George Washington’s colonial army was routed by the British in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Adams was just 31 with five small children at her humble farmhouse, with her husband ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

The colonies were desperately short of men, money and materiel. There was little by way of an American Navy, and barely an engineer on the continent. In 1776, the most gifted orator in Congress ...

instead of the Army of the United Colonies. Declaration of Independence, painting created by artist John Trumbull in 1818, depicts the moment on June 28, 1776, when the first draft of the ...

It was the first time Colonial militias battled British troops, and thus, the American Revolutionary War began. Fast-forward to a June 1776 Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia.

Why Are There No 1975 Quarters? As a new coin collector, you might be surprised how difficult it is to find a 1975 quarter.

On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted ... The Declaration was necessary for concrete as well as symbolic reasons: the colonies needed foreign aid to keep fighting, but to obtain ...

The Declaration of Independence dates back to 1776. The document was finalized on July 4 of that year, though it was not officially signed by representatives from all the 13 colonies until August 2.

If we ever choose a new federal holiday, it should be April 19. At sunrise on that date in 1775, the first shots of the ...