Today marks the 207th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest Americans to ever live. After he ...

When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...

When the United States Mint was created in 1792, one of the first coins it made was the one-cent coin. The image on the first ...

The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times and under all ...

One of America’s greatest love stories can be understood through more than 1,000 eloquent letters that were sent between John ...

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will ...

On July 4, 2026, the United States of America will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The patriots (men and women), who fought and ...

Never has our future been more unpredictable, never have we depended so much on political forces that cannot be trusted to follow the rules of common ...

We are far, far at the moment from the theoretical possibility of Donald Trump facing justice for the crimes he is now authorizing or committing himself. But it’s highly relevant to remember that the ...

The 1992 graduate, an only child, arrived at UVA in 1988. Both his parents came from “dirt poor rural backgrounds in North ...

A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.

Thomas Jefferson Rusk stepped out of Sam Houston’s giant shadow long enough to give his maiden speech in the United States Senate.