Thomas Paine’s arguments in “Common Sense” changed the course of American history, Ameritas College Huntington’s Frederic J.

As America turns 250, we trace the triumphs, contradictions and arguments that shaped the world’s first liberal republic And ...

Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary background: He knew that at the very moment Thomas Jefferson wrote a book called “Notes on the State of Virginia” that ridiculed ...

Ahead of the America 250 celebration, TN attorney Paul Summers begins a public civics study, starting with a look at the ...

This article was originally published in The Conversation. The Declaration of Independence was written by wealthy white men, but the impetus for independence came from ordinary Americans. Historian ...

Most people are taught that Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence alone. The real story is more ...

America’s 250th birthday promises to inflame controversies about the character of the country’s founding — and it key ...

July 4 will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which both University and ...

Some clowns in New York City Council thought it was a fine idea to remove the statue of Thomas Jefferson from the council chamber because, in the words of one protestor, “Jefferson embodies some of ...

WILLIAMSBURG — When Kurt Smith steps out onto a small second-floor balcony on July Fourth and looks out over a sea of people on Duke of Gloucester Street, he’ll be ready to give a speech he’s given ...

A National Invitation to Revisit America's Founding Ideals and Reflect on Their Meaning Today CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Monticello and More Perfect are proud to announce the ...