In 2026, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — a bold and revolutionary ...

Choctaw and Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson imagines a future of abundance in his historic exhibit, “the space in which to ...

You could call them the three pillars of the American Idea. These three pillars are the direct gifts to America of three great thinkers of the Scottish Enlightenment: Francis Hutcheson, Adam Smith, ...

Show” host Jimmy Fallon credits his career success to having a supportive family. “I had a really fun childhood,” Fallon ...

Again, although inherently directed at Britain and King George, the Declaration effectively became a Declaration of Unity and shared injury by the United States as much as it was a Declaration of ...

On April 30, 1803, American diplomats in Paris reached an agreement with the French government to purchase the Louisiana Territory for approximately $16 million. It’s a massive but imprecisely defined ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence ... George can read that without spectacles!" Today, the original copy of the Declaration is housed in the National Archives in ...

It is in this red-brick, Georgian-style building that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution ... can also see the Assembly Room where George Washington was appointed commander ...