In January 1776, William Franklin, royal governor of New Jersey and Benjamin Franklin's son, was put under house arrest by ...

America went to extraordinary lengths to throw off the rituals and titles of monarchy. Why would we fall for royal trappings ...

Ten years after Delaware's musical festival heyday that brought a Beatle to the state, the wobbly scene is bubbling again ...

New York mayor's collectivism praise contrasts with rugged individualism that built America, raising concerns about ...

Our nation, arising out of the American Revolution, was blessed with a disproportionate number of leaders with extraordinary ...

Among them was Nathaniel Willis, an 18-year-old printer's apprentice working in Boston. Though this name might not sound ...

Historians wouldn't recognize the enduring power of Paine's 47-page pamphlet, published on Jan. 10, 1776, until the 1970s.

Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long ...

In September 1775 Schuyler resigned his command due to illness and Montgomery assumed command of the army, capturing St ...

Thomas Paine’s writing continued to support the Revolution, but once it reached a favorable conclusion, Paine returned to ...

The year 2025 brought both loss and unity to Utah, as residents came together to support causes, mourn beloved figures and ...

My overriding belief,” he has said, “is that it is always possible for criminals to improve and that by its very finality the death penalty contradicts this.” And on another occasion, he firmly stated ...