Prior to her escape, Judge served as a chambermaid in the President’s House. She spent years tending to Martha Washington’s every need: bathing and dressing her, grooming her hair, laundering her ...

Philadelphia will play a starring role in this summer’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The Union will have a jersey fit for the party. The club’s new home kit ...

George Washington is perhaps the most recognizable figure in American history, yet he often feels more like a marble statue or a face on a dollar bill than a flesh-and-blood man. We see his name on ...

Despite Philadelphia being a deep-blue city dominated by Democrats, local officials have been somewhat cautious in how they ...

The Trump administration in January issued guidance drastically limiting the types of flags that could be displayed at NPS-managed sites.

America’s 250th anniversary arrives at a time of deep political divisions and, in some quarters, heightened anxiety over whether representative government in the world’s oldest democracy can ...

The administration took a crowbar to a site that focused on George Washington and slavery. But can the contradictions of the Founding Era be erased?

Days before America’s Founding Fathers declared their independence from Britain, Pennsylvania did it first. In June 1776, before the Declaration of Independence was signed, a group of leaders from ...

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence signing, the City of Frankfort has launched a year-long ...

The Long Island Mentor Moot Court Competition asked students to act as fictional lawyers and deliver arguments in an ...

The events celebrate the defeat of British forces and American independence 250 years ago ...

Black history is part of the real story of America’s diversity, a story that is painful, heroic, and complicated but ...