For years the colonies had flourished in a state of “salutary neglect.” Britain had been content to leave the day-to-day ...

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has become a rather key state when it comes to elections, but doubts arise about that ...

The many links between the two countries have remained resolute and stable over the 250 years since the US came into being ...

T he long history of slavery in the United States has been at the heart of public debates during the past two presidential ...

As the new country developed it became evident that a flag should be created as a symbolic representation of it. The ...

During the Revolutionary period, American money often contained messages about unity. The image of thirteen interlocking rings on Continental money was intended to illustrate the solidarity of the ...

Due to runoff into water sources, roughly 90% of the population of the two islands test positive for chlordecone in their blood. Rates of prostate cancer, which are linked to the carcinogenic ...

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has become a rather key state when it comes to elections, but doubts arise about that nickname.

Carpenters’ Hall has been celebrating the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress, with its eye on 2026, too.

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FRANKFORT The National Park Service has added Issac Downey’s escape from slavery at Globe Furnace in Greenup County as one of 14 additions to the National Underground Railroad Network to ...