The United States of America will celebrate its 250th anniversary next year — on July 4, 2026 — and one local group is making sure Hancock County is ready to celebrate.

Originally flown by George Washington’s ships in the Revolutionary War as a symbol of rebellion ... display in May and replaced it with an American flag. She said at the time that she would ...

The promised return of “common sense” to America will have lots of people squealing. Already there are people complaining that the most common-sensical things of all are somehow a problem. Take the ...

Even though they had just wrested themselves from an empire's grasp, there was clamor among some colonists to crown the hero of the American Revolution ... all American flags fly at full staff ...

Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of ...

Several leaders of the Islamic Republic have recently come out in favor of negotiating with the US to have the sanctions on ...

Over 35 years ago now, as the Soviet Union teetered on the brink of collapse and President George H.W. Bush worked to secure a peaceful conclusion to the Cold War, the political scientist Francis ...

"They go to war and to defend your badge, your flag, and that is what we need to ... he can be competing for a spot at the World Cup. The American player is competitive, and we have to understand ...

Iran, a Shi'a power, has been waging war in both Iraq and Syria against Sunni ... that this was a false-flag operation cooked up between them. But Sunni grievances have allowed such theories ...

As he assumed the presidency again, Donald Trump proclaimed a “revolution ... faith in American institutions and championed a “manifest destiny into the stars,” with the United States expanding its ...

For those who prefer their meals to come from the sea (and let’s face it, in Connecticut, that’s a lot of us), the “Roasted ...

Revolutionary War history, African-American Union soldier stories, prehistoric heritage, Mother's Day founder proposed themes ...