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To celebrate America's 250th birthday, the library partnered with a brewery to produce the founding father's beer — and an ...

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What does it mean if the document we treat today as a representation of our commitment to freedom also planted white supremacy into this country’s roots — intentionally? Credit: Samarth Kulkarni via ...

Imagine growing up as the only son of Benjamin Franklin — writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, philosopher and, oh yes, one of the Founding Fathers who helped created the United States of America.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In 1788, Virginia convened a convention to debate ratification of the new U.S. Constitution, promulgated in ...

In 1788, Virginia convened a convention to debate ratification of the new U.S. Constitution, promulgated in Philadelphia the year before. The pardon power proved to be a sticking point for some ...

As July 4, 2026, approaches, Americans will be paying more attention than usual to events of 1776: the year the American Colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. Public historians, ...

The Trump administration installed a statue of founding father Caesar Rodney in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, years after the statue was removed from its previous location in Delaware in 2020 after ...

Testimony emerges from Babak Alipour, who spent three years on death row before being taken to gallows in March Writing from his cell in the Rajai Shahr prison in the northern Iranian city of Karaj, ...