The tyrant, of course, was King George III, the target of the Declaration of Independence. We take it for granted now, but ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

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

The train, actually a suite of nine railcars that can be hitched to commercial locomotives, will be decommissioned sometime ...

After the 'No Kings' protests of June 14, two readers use the 4th of July to reflect on America's past and present.

Fast on the heels of the recent “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump comes an odd suggestion that Americans ...

Regardless of Oval Office revisionism, Americans should never forget that their nation was forged in resistance to political ...

What the Olive Branch Petition suggests about the founders — and Americans today.

The 4th of July is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the Continental Congress’s signing of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.

The U.K.'s modern royal family began when Queen Elizabeth married Prince Philip in 1947. Throughout her 70-year reign — which was the longest of any British monarch to date — the family ...

The nation’s 250th anniversary is a chance to relearn our founding principles.