Independence Day 2025 coincides with the 25th anniversary of “The Patriot,” Mel Gibson’s drama about the Revolutionary War.

The public art installation is breathing the Spirit of '76 into the nation today, saluting links in a chain extending back to ...

How have our shared visions of American ideals influenced the meaning of patriotism? How has this definition evolved over ...

Early successes gave the Patriots hope and encouraged more people to join the fight. As the war went on, key wins showed the American forces were capable of standing up to the powerful British army.

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for one of the war’s most infamous conflagrations.

Among them, in chronological sequence, are six American Patriots who have, on July 4th of years past, earned our nation’s ...

As SC celebrates Carolina Day, the anniversary of Battle of Sullivan's Island, efforts are underway to raise awareness of ...

Documentarian Ken Burns and his team discuss their new series exploring the country’s founding and war for independence on this 250th anniversary.

So Parliament took a new approach. It passed laws—the Sugar Act and Stamp Act— to raise revenue directly, bypassing the ...

Bakels said the Seminoles' tactic was to fall back, luring the soldiers into a trap. Then, according to accounts of the ...