May 10 and 11 hold a significant place in history, marked by events that have shaped nations, influenced cultures, and ...

After peaceful attempts at alliance-building stalled, the Continental Army launched an ill-fated invasion of Quebec in June 1775 ...

The following April, in 1775, many delegates learned of the Battles of Lexington and Concord while en route to Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress, where war was declared, and where ...

Nine delegates from the Blennerhassett Chapter of the West Virginia State Society of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution attended the 120th state conference on April 11-13 in ...

Sunday, Rhode Island became the first of the thirteen colonies to formally declare its independence from Great Britain.On May ...

It marks the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. “It’s really a very special, interesting weekend,” Julie Almacy, vice president, media and communications at Mount Vernon told WTOP.

This summer, one of those kids is representing Wisconsin on the national stage as a part of the Young People’s Continental ... delegates from across the country, who will make up the congress.

"The world that they knew was gone." The following month, the Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. There, delegates, including John Hancock and Sam Adams, appointed George ...

That same month, the Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia with the monumental task of establishing inter-colonial government with the capacity to wage war. Massachusetts delegate ...

The Trump administration has flirted with the idea of selling the U.S. Postal Service to the highest bidder. Postal workers ...

Congressional Republicans need a refresher course in the courage of the 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress who, just months after the publication of “Common Sense,” signed the ...

The National Day of Prayer, held the first Thursday in May, has its roots in the American Revolution where the Second Continental Congress called for a day of prayer in 1775. Chaplain (Brig.