A decade before America’s original No Kings movement, Ben Franklin stood in London before the House of Commons and — while ...

A Roxbury, Mass., native, the Harvard-educated Warren was one of the earliest leaders of the American Revolution, friends with Founding Fathers John Hancock and Samuel Adams, and the man who sent ...

A sampling of other Declaration of Independence signers who served in the Continental Congress in York between Sept. 30, 1777 ...

Roslyn resident Robert Blecker has quietly lived among neighbors, but on stage and in the classroom, his voice has been ...

With July 4th around the corner, we look at the misconceptions and myths that surround Independence Day in the U.S.

History is continually in the hands of revisionists who not only interpret it but also rewrite it to align with their values, beliefs and perspective. This theme kept tapping me on the shoulder as I ...

Stream Season 6 now with KPBS Passport! David Rubenstein’s skillful questioning of acclaimed writers like Robert A. Caro, Ron ...

Since its official establishment, June 14, 1775 — more than a year before the Declaration of Independence — the U.S. Army has played a vital role in the growth and development of the American ...

John Adams, center, the Republican candidate for Virginia attorney general, spoke as he attended one of campaign office kick-off events with Ed Gillespie, left, the GOP nominee for governor, and ...

When Warren called upon William Dawes and Paul Revere on April 18, 1775, he was deeply concerned. He’d heard through the Sons of Liberty intelligence network that the British were going to move toward ...