Before the Declaration of Independence, there was the Olive Branch Petition. Written 250 years ago on July 5th, the Olive ...

John McCaa recalls a moment in his early career when he could not report on a political assassination in Spain. In our own ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

There are 22 former Detroit Lions in the Pro Football Hall of Famers. But who are the four greatest among them? We took a ...

During both of his campaigns, current President Donald J. Trump aggressively courted Christians, netting support from 48% of Protestants, including 72% of white evangelicals, and 52% of Catholics.

The obvious answer is that it is opportunity for self-improvement, best realized in the United States over any other nation ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

Though John Adams was old and ill when he died, the curious timing of his demise sparked countless unusual theories.

He had built one of the country’s leading trauma centers in Washington, which made it possible for his team to respond ...

Five years ago, on July 4, 2020, the country was in the midst of waves of rioting. The proximate cause, the match that lit the fire, was the death of a black man, a violent ex-convict, on May 25, with ...