New Castle, Delaware, will celebrate its 250th Anniversary of Separation Day on June 12 and 13 If you’re looking for a way to ...

Mad” King George III — the villain of “Hamilton,” “Schoolhouse Rock” and the Revolutionary War — has undergone a makeover in ...

A more fitting association would be with words, the fighting kind: loud, polemical cerebration. Five new exhibitions keyed to ...

Our Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence and July 4, 1776, is when the colonies united. Celebrations are ...

The Land of Lincoln, which also celebrates its 207th birthday this year since its 1818 statehood, has plans to showcase contributions to the nation’s early history.

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

On June 15, 1776, Delaware declared independence from both Great Britain and Pennsylvania at the New Castle Court House. The state is known as "The First State" for being the first to ratify the U.S.

American Revolution history often gets packed into clean little stories. That makes it easy to remember, but not always ...

Constantinople’s fall, Dunkirk evacuation, Everest summit, Einstein’s relativity, and key births of Kennedy and Patrick Henry.

From David Spade at the Coronado to baby goat snuggles in Pecatonica, find the best things to do this weekend in the Freeport ...

Throughout the 17 days of Spoleto Festival USA, the festival’s in-house chorus and orchestra will each perform works ...

For more than a year now, animal welfare advocates have been raising concerns about conditions at the Polk County Animal Control shelter. Now, the Polk County Sheriff's Office, which runs the shelter, ...