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

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 ...

1776 Unites, a group that says it wants to "shape the American future by drawing on the best of its past," released its first curriculum program this week in part to counter the New York Times' 1619 ...

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 ...

Every day has a history waiting to be uncovered. What stories lie behind one date, and how many surprising turns has it seen?

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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

DARIEN -- The Darien Arts Center's Cabaret Theatre, kicks off its season in collaboration with Curtain Call Theatre, with "1776." The show will run two weekends, Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 15, 16, 22 ...