Today, we celebrate the towering life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin—printer and philosopher, inventor and diplomat, public servant and patriot, and one ...

America's 250th anniversary celebrations feature historic destinations nationwide, offering numerous family-friendly events.

During public participation at the Jan. 15 Westfield City Council meeting, former City Solicitor Peter Martin read excerpts ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1926, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “DETROIT, JAN. 16 (AP) — Virgil E. Zetterlind of Detroit, who was vice president of the National Baseball Federation, was advanced to the ...

Holly Christensen remembers a time when militarized officers only visited city neighborhoods during emergencies.

Common Sense,” the pamphlet that helped spark the American Revolution, turns 250 this month. But despite its author’s ...

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a new series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the ...

On January 14, 1784, the Second Continental Congress ratified the decisive Treaty of Paris—the binding accord that ended the Revolutionary War, secured ...

The American Veterans Center and Music Celebrations International have invited Marty’s Goldenaires Drum and Bugle Corps to be a representative of Michigan in the May 25 National Memorial Day Parade on ...

Benjamin Franklin has left an unmistakable impact on American life. He was a prolific inventor, creating bifocals, lighting ...

The United States Mint (Mint) began shipping 2026 Semiquincentennial Circulating Coins, including the dime, half dollar, and the first of five quarter dollars, on January 5. In celebration of the ...

This Fourth of July, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary, marking a quarter of a millennium ...