As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, Baron von Steuben’s story reminds us that liberty must be defended not only by ...

In her new book, the CBS News journalist highlights women who pushed America to live up to its founding promises of liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness for all.

Federal workers are restoring an exhibit on the people once enslaved by President George Washington in Philadelphia despite ...

Leaders of the Alberta separatist movement are insisting they do not want to become the U.S.’s 51st state, but their actions (and own words) say otherwise.

If anything, the American Revolution generation saw their new nation as a break with the European past — a new civilization rooted in popular sovereignty and republican self-government.

President Donald Trump marked the 100th anniversary of Black History Month at the White House on Wednesday, as a new lawsuit ...

A federal judge on Monday ordered that an exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington must be restored at his former home in Philadelphia.

A lawsuit against the Trump administration claims it’s erasing history and science from America's national parks with new signage policies. Here is what the lawsuit says has been changed in recent ...

Older generations were drawn toward movements from early U.S. history, with 48% of the Silent Generation and 28% of Baby Boomers indicating American independence from British rule was one of the top ...

While there are plenty of historical topics U.S. citizens agree on—generally, events and figures from the Civil War up to the ...

The Declaration of Independence’s powerful vision of equality stands as a chief obstacle to the MAGA right’s effort to consummate its vision of domination.