ORWELL, Vt. (WCAX) - On this day in history, a critical defensive stand occurred in the early months of the American ...

Blaming the British for the destruction helped persuade some wavering colonists to back the fight for independence. But the ...

Thomas Paine, a reluctant English tax collector and failed businessman who arrived in America on the eve of revolution, published "Common Sense" on this day in history, Jan. 10, 1776. "In the ...

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It is important for us as citizens, and for our children and grandchildren, to learn about the principles of the founding of America. Understanding our 1776-based history builds our collective ...

A string of numbers. A code? A password? Once separated in the center, the meaning instantly becomes clear to historians and history teachers. These numbers represent dates, two years fraught with ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Nov. 2 forming the 1776 Commission, an advisory committee in the Department of Education to promote what he refers to as “patriotic education.” ...

Having just come through Super Tuesday primary election week and getting just a taste of the political rhetoric that lies ahead between now and November, what a pleasure it is to sit back and take in ...