WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — Walking around here is like time travel. “This is the restored capital of Virginia which was the ...

As the US prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its birth, readers are invited to tell us your feelings about this ...

Imagine walking into a fully functioning colonial village — the smell of fresh bread from the bakehouse, the clang of a blacksmith's hammer, a Continental soldi ...

The precepts of the Magna Carta were included in Elizabeth I’s 1578 grant to Sir Humphrey Gilbert and later charters included a key provision: all rights of Englishmen were retained by English ...

A new exhibition at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, in Philadelphia, spotlights the little-known wartime contributions of the Jews of St. Eustatius Groundbreaking DNA Analysis ...

When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the ...

Discover how American agriculture influenced the early candy industry in the .....of the Gibraltar, one of America’s first commercially sold ...

Fifty years ago, a 20-year-old Eric Conrad took on the brave task of riding through the original 13 colonies in honor of ...

HYRUM, Cache County — One Utah man has spent the past 50 years collecting different versions of the American flag, starting with the 13 colonies. From the oldest known American battle flag to the ...