America needs more than tanks and aircraft carriers. William H. McRaven, a retired Navy admiral, was commander of the U.S.

Tucked away in the Green Mountains of southern Vermont is one of the best-preserved presidential birthplaces in America.

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe, died on July 4th, marking a historical coincidence! John Adams and Thomas ...

The summer vacation season is in full swing. Millions of Americans are heading to the wilderness to get away from it all.

Even though America s 250th birthday is still one year away, there happens to be a fun, unique, mathematical fact about this ...

Back to 1925, the first factory-assembled Model T Ford pickup was introduced; at age 64, coach James Naismith, Canadian-born ...

With President Donald Trump ’s decision to intervene in the Iran- Israel war, Iran, a country 6,500 miles away from ...

On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final ...

Most Americans are all familiar with the reason we celebrate July Fourth as Independence Day. But do you remember these other ...

Discover 10 surprising facts about US Independence Day on July 4th, from historical events to the traditions celebrated ...

David M. Shribman Now begins the run-up to an important marker in our national life, one that will spark contemplation and controversy. The 250th anniversary of American independence — a year from ...

The Statue of Liberty, France's gift to the U.S., was originally viewed as a tribute to the end of slavery. But poet Emma ...