The Fourth of July holiday in America marks the day in 1776 when the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the ...

1776. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, “addressed to the inhabitants of America,” was a 47-page dynamo presenting the recently immigrated Englishman’s clear case for America’s independence ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence ... Each year on the fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this historic event. Conflict between the ...

You know about the leprechauns and the Irish and the pot of gold, but did you know that St. Patrick's Day has another ...

"The second day of July 1776 will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. ..." The echoes of independence would continue to be heard throughout the lives of both Adams and Jefferson ...

and to provide new Guards for their future security . . . Why was Locke so influential in the American struggle for independence? No political author was cited more frequently. Ministers quoted ...

I am especially looking forward to running the 111th Annual Lexington Five Miler, part of the celebration of "the shot fired heard 'round the world." Imagine that the kid born in the inner city of ...

A score is equal to 20 years, so President Lincoln was referring in his address to a time 87 years ago — or 1776 — when the Declaration of Independence was adopted. 9 of 10 ...