The United States of America is a North American nation ... The American colonies declared independence from the British Empire in 1776 and were recognized as a new nation in 1783.

It was the United States’ first constitution; it provided domestic and international legitimacy to the newly formed nation ...

The pewter coin was found near the bottom of a toffee tin, said Wotton Auction Rooms, which will auction the Continental ...

No matter who you ask, everyone has an opinion on the American flag. The United States flag has a nearly 250-year history as ...

Of all the schisms that cleave contemporary America, few are more stark than the divide between those who consider themselves ...

Immigrants seeking to become United States citizens have to show a working knowledge of the nation’s history and how the ...

For the first time, our nation's American flag was flown in battle, on this day in history, Sept. 3, 1777, during a ...

The “constitutional sheriff” movement descends from other far-right movements of the past few decades, but, around 2011, ex-sheriff Richard Mack decided to turn the sheriff into the key figure, the ...

I took a close look at all 50 state flags in the United States this week ... We all know the story of a 1776 battle won in a fort protected by palmetto logs waged by soldiers whose caps were ...