“Common Sense” wasn’t simply a call for independence but also a denunciation of monarchies. Paine would be outraged that an ...

When envisioning its major exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, the Museum of the American Revolution sought out objects that represent the document’s ...

The revolutionary rallying cry 'Common Sense' — challenging authoritarian rule, countering the sway of the wealthy and ...

The vision was cast in the Declaration of Independence in 1776, but it could only begin to be fulfilled after the American Revolution succeeded in the defeat of Great Britain. Advertisement So ...

Revolutionary sentiment had been brewing throughout the American colonies for some time ... in the City of Brotherly Love on January 10, 1776. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, “addressed to ...

These six American fires led to change: political, legislative and geographic. Those tragedies helped shape the evolving story of the United States.

At the end of December and the beginning of January Jews around the world celebrated the Festival of Lights, known as ...

The Soloviev Foundation announced today its collaboration with the Museum of the American Revolution and Donna Lawrence Productions to produce an imme ...

The Library of Virginia and the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission are joining forces to launch a three-year project ...