My, oh my, how summer flies! It seems like just yesterday we were (at least I was) grumbling about the cold weather that simply wouldn’t abate. In fact, it was one of the coldest winters and ...

Massachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution on Feb. 6, 1788, becoming the sixth state to join the Union, according to the United States Census Bureau. Delaware was the first state to be admitted to ...

Satellite-based wind data are among the most important information contributing to the accuracy of global weather prediction ...

Over the course of many months, the Founding Fathers would work on the Declaration of Independence until it was officially ...

July 4, 2026 will offer fireworks, a grand parade, a two-day celebration on Pennsylvania Avenue and a month-long festival on ...

Some people today observe “Dry January,” abstaining from alcohol for health and financial reasons. No Dry January in early ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday in 2026, spend 2025 visiting these 12 Revolutionary War sites in New ...

Artistic, gourmet, wanderlust, and cinephile, in Philly it all began: here the declaration of independence from Great Britain was signed and the first national flag was sewn. The United States was ...

The president freely deploys phrases from the history books, but many scholars warn that he misrepresents the country’s past.

Massachusetts has invited the five living U.S. Presidents to participate in the re-enactment of the Battles of Lexington and ...

Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico "Gulf of America" ​​raises historical and geopolitical questions. Between ...

Regular readers of this column may remember my interest in the so-called Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence dated May 20 ...