Franklin and Jefferson promoted smallpox inoculation as vital to the new nation’s survival ...

Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland, is one of the most famous Founding Fathers. The Irish American farmer was originally kept from public office as he was Catholic, but that didn't stop him from ...

George Washington's second inauguration took place in Philadelphia in March 1793. Six months later, yellow fever had ripped ...

Congress is returning to the hill after a two-week recess with a little surprise in store—there’s a new legacy media taking ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, dissolved ties with Great Britain. Learn why it still matters.

Experience the challenges of America's Founding Fathers in the musical '1776' at Ford's Theatre. A diverse cast brings ...

Calling for connection among humans who stand to benefit from unity was a recurring theme Friday during Ken Burns' appearance ...

In 1797, just a decade after the Constitution was written, the Treaty of Tripoli was unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate ...

A new exhibit at the American Philosophical Society Museum examines the first 50 years of the Declaration of Independence ...

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) in Somerset wants to have the Somerset Levels recognised with the honour - the ...

Gotta do it big. If there's one thing our founding fathers got right, it was putting America's 250th birthday on a Saturday ...

Bishop Kenneth L. Robinson Sr., a longtime Central Arkansas pastor, singer, musician, radio personality and businessman, died Sunday in Little Rock after a sudden illness. He was 61.