Carpenters’ Hall has been celebrating the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress, with its eye on 2026, too.

The First Continental Congress formed in response to the British Parliament's passage of the Intolerable Acts (called the Coercive Acts in England), which aimed to punish Massachusetts for the ...

The Fort Gower Resolves, signed by soldiers in November 250 years ago, was one of the first documents to express support for American independence.

In 1774, the Declarations and Resolves of the First Continental Congress proclaimed that the colonists “have a right peaceably to assemble, consider of their grievances, and petition the King ...

A historical re-enactment of two events leading up to the Revolutionary War and Declaration of Independence occurred Sunday ...

The second annual Yorktown Tea Festival takes place Nov. 6 through 8 at various locations in Historic Yorktown. Guests will ...

Bald eagle lovers are flying high with the potential of House action to officially designate the bald eagle as the U.S.

On September 5, the agency announced a stamp commemorating the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress, the ...

Using history alone to define First Amendment freedoms is a very ... In the 1770s, the Continental Congress outlawed theater because it was viewed as too culturally English. In the 1790s, Congress ...

Dive into history with key events from Nov. 10-16, including the Wilmington Coup, the end of WWI, Typhoon Bhola's devastation ...

Today in History for Nov. 10: ...

The First Continental Congress formed in response to the British Parliament's passage of the Intolerable Acts (called the Coercive Acts in England), which aimed to punish Massachusetts for the ...