On 4 July, 250 years ago this week, America declared itself free from British colonial rule ...

America’s struggle for independence from Britain was supported by some highly influential thinkers in 18th-century Britain.

Shocking new evidence reveals true brutality of American War of Independence - The American War of Independence was particularly atrocity-prone because it had a unique combination of features ...

Oct. 19 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1781, Britain's Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered with more than 7,000 troops to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown, Va., effectively ending the American ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As the U.S. nears its 250th birthday, “Mad” King George III, long cast as the Revolution’s deranged villain, is ...

From the very earliest days of independence, the struggle of African Americans for their rights has defined the idea of freedom in the United States.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The American Museum in Bath, England, is one of my favorite places. Housed in a handsome 18th-century manor house, honey-colored like most Cotswold buildings, it perches on a hillside on the edge of ...

MECOSTA, Mich.–When this columnist was a newspaper reporter, one of the editors was fond of saying we needed to write in a way that would hold people’s attention when the kids were screaming, the dog ...

In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary since declaring independence, the Heyward-Washington House hosted a celebration ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A painting by Hugh Charles McBarron, portraying American troops in the American War of Independence (Wikimedia Commons) As the ...