How a disagreement with a Scottish lord over westward expansion, a cache of gunpowder, and the future of enslaved labor ...

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

Library houses replica Declarations of Independence, while local town hall is modeled on a colonial predecessor ...

Was 1775 really the main pivot point in the fight for independence? 1760? 1607? The Founders themselves weren’t sure.

Lavoisier had assumed control of France’s national gunpowder production. Considered the founder of the Chemical Revolution, ...

The Justice Bell rang on Sept. 25, 1920, announcing passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution which ...

The Constitution describes the duties and obligations of the three federal branches of government. If you hear it mentioned ...

LECH Walesa, remember him? He was the Labour union leader who succeeded in forming and leading a broad anti-Communism and ...

Director of Curatorial Affairs at VMHC and the curator behind the exhibition, the American Revolution wasn’t a clean ending ... “That story didn’t end in 1776.” And maybe that’s the whole point. When ...

For water views without crowds, locals head to Bushy Hill Nature Center, where trails lead to quiet Connecticut River ...