Library houses replica Declarations of Independence, while local town hall is modeled on a colonial predecessor ...

Blame the Patriots more than the cunning Dunmore. Norfolk native Andrew Lawler’s latest book is a lively gathering of ...

The birth of our country may feel like a familiar story. But in making a documentary about it, we found plenty of revelations ...

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

Each potential citizen faces 10 randomly selected questions from an official list of 100- and they must answer at least six ...

President Trump unveiled his tariff policy Wednesday afternoon, starting with a minimum 10% tariff on all imports. He also ...

Dunmore fled the Colonial capital of Williamsburg and ... ordered a ships’ cannon bombardment of Norfolk on Jan. 1, 1776, and sent troops ashore to burn waterfront warehouses that the shirtmen ...

Dipping a toe into how history is taught in today’s schools is perilous as President Donald Trump issued this executive order ...

No more than 5 percent of Ukrainians identify themselves as atheists, which also indicates a similarity between the two ...

The Constitution describes the duties and obligations of the three federal branches of government. If you hear it mentioned ...

The Justice Bell rang on Sept. 25, 1920, announcing passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution which ...