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America's first new religious community was founded by one of the first nonbinary Americans
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Archaeologists Accidentally Found the Incredible Lost Remnants of America's First Soldiers
The Revolutionary War artifacts tell the story of what General Cornwallis tried to destroy forever—but couldn’t erase.
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Key Battles That Secured America’s Victory in the Revolutionary War
Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...
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Work begins on reconstructing one of America’s oldest Black churches from the colonial era
The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg officially established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in ...
Groundbreaking of historic Black church held in Colonial Williamsburg on Juneteenth
On Juneteenth, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Williamsburg to rebuild the African Baptist meeting house. The church ...
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A Time-Travel Road Trip into Virginia’s Colonial Era
Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, the country’s ...
Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 − and now, too
The declaration still stands today as a manifesto. There are its lofty, “self-evident” principles, of course: that “all men are created equal” and that they are “endowed by their Creator with certain ...
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From Tom Paine in 1776 to Main Street in 2025: No Kings!
Americans have a right to assemble and a right to petition for the redress of grievances. They will use those rights this ...
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When all seemed lost: How the story of Thomas Paine’s “The American Crisis” revived national hope
“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the ...