Two hundred forty-nine years ago, on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to separate the American colonies from ...

After years of escalating tension between his majesty George III’s government and American colonial leaders, a Revolutionary War had begun in April 1775. More provocations and tension followed. By the ...

The Thirteen British colonies that would become the first of the United States — Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, ...

Work began on five blighted downtown buildings that could dramatically change Colony Street and the transit-oriented neighborhood. Workers were hauling trash out of 1-3, 9-11 and 11-13 Colony St. to ...

News of the Declaration of Independence reached Great Britain in August 1776 and ignited a media frenzy, according to the Jack Miller Center, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit dedicated to teaching about ...

Freedom in Christ calls on us to freely exercise “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control,” for the good of God and others.

Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and ...

Scampi and Flounder, a pair of male Humboldt penguins, are stepping up to raise a chick at Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom.

America was not the only nation at war with Great Britain during at this time. France, Spain and the Netherlands were also at ...

Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest is back, and famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is hoping for a comeback 17th win. The annual event is being held on Friday ...

On a hot, steamy day in Philadelphia, a group of delegates to the Continental Congress gathered to celebrate the final ...