Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

Virginia's flag, and the motto it bears, sic semper tyrannis, offer valuable lessons that are still relevant today.

Many of the new artifacts carry the weight of history, but also the freedom stories and intimate histories of the families ...

Spokeo examined State Symbols USA and other resources to explore why state seals are significant and how they help us ...

A new high-end steakhouse paying homage to Long Island’s rich Revolutionary War history is set to open in in East Setauket, as early as May. Culpers 1776, named after the famed Culper Spy Ring ...

Far more is needed than just updating 'loose lips sink ships' to 'Signal oops kill troops.' Can the secretary of Defense show ...

Buried in the flurry of President Trump’s Executive Orders is one that has been largely ignored, despite being potentially the most far-reaching of these presidential acts. Titled “Ending Radical ...

At mid-month, the royal governor of Massachusetts, a military man, planned to confiscate the gunpowder and weapons rumored to ...

On March 15, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive details about an imminent attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen — including timing and targets — on Signal, an unclassified commercial app.

FILE - A person waves an Irish flag while watching the St ... which commemorates the day in 1776 when British troops left Boston after a protracted siege during the Revolutionary War. The 3.5-mile ...