The first session of the Second Continental Congress lasted from May to July, the second from September to December 1775. The Congress acted as a makeshift central government, creating the ...

The first session of the Second Continental Congress lasted from May to July, the second from September to December 1775. The Congress acted as a makeshift central government, creating the ...

The Pennsylvanian supported early moves toward liberty by fellow colonials, but would not sign the Declaration of ...

In 1776, the colonists were facing the ultimate fight for protecting their “unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the ...

Carpenters’ Hall has been celebrating the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress, with its eye on 2026, too.

One of the deepest schisms within America is those who view themselves as victims of the past, and those who see themselves ...

In an Oct. 17, 1776, letter to Robert Morris, a member of the Second Continental Congress’s Marine Committee, Jones listed 16 ships he had captured or destroyed and bemoaned the “paltry ...

John Adams was many things: lawyer, diplomat, member of the Continental Congress, and one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in ...

The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. The Executive Vesting Clause (or “Vesting Clause”) grants the president the executive power traditionally ...

The second annual Yorktown Tea Festival takes place Nov. 6 through 8 at various locations in Historic Yorktown. Guests will ...

Although it seems more characteristic of earlier times, cavalry remained active until the mid-20th century. We’re not ...

The reelection of Donald Trump would mark the end of George Washington’s vision for the presidency—and the United States.