British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of ...

There are millions of things to see in the Empire State, but most visitors invariably think of either Times Square or the ...

Initiative on behalf of Bells Across PA, part of America250PA For those who remember 1976, the name for next year’s celebration of American independence doesn’t roll off the tongue quite as easily as ...

A class-action lawsuit was filed against Thomas Jefferson University this week after the company announced it was laying off 1% of its workforce back in October. The Philadelphia-based health care ...

A renewed effort to investigate one of America's most contentious historical issues has led one of Thomas Jefferson's descendants to a Nashville grave. The Thomas Jefferson Foundation says it is a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A grave in Nashville could finally answer if one of America’s founders fathered children with a woman he owned as a slave. Former President Thomas Jefferson’s seventh ...

As we commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s role in the founding of the United States at its 250th anniversary, it is worth noting another of Jefferson’s lasting but often overlooked legacies. Jefferson ...

It is no surprise at all that the world’s most powerful narcissist would want to see his face on a dollar coin and the $100 bill, his name on an NFL stadium and an international airport, his head on ...

Set in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore may be one of the United States’ most recognizable landmarks, but as author Matthew Davis explains in “A Biography of a Mountain – The Making and ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Four and a half years had passed since the signing of the Declaration of ...

Protesters sprayed the phrase "LAND BACK" on riot shields held by police sent to the action at Mount Rushmore on July 2, 2020. (photo Candi Brings Plenty) I sit in front of my laptop on July 3, 2020, ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Jefferson Randolph Kean and six other members of the Thomas Jefferson ...