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For more than a century, from 1640 to 1763, England was consumed with Civil War, dynastic turbulence, and superpower land wars in Europe. During this time, ...

The Stamp Act and taxes on American colonists lead to unrest and threaten to cause a revolution. To reduce debt suffered from the Seven Years' War, Britain levies several new taxes on American ...

A pivotal step toward American independence gets its due in historian Shumate’s immersive follow-up to The Sugar Act and the American Revolution. In the early 1760s, Great Britain wanted to raise ...

On Nov. 1, 1938, in a two-horse match, Seabiscuit defeated the favored Triple Crown winner War Admiral by four lengths in what was dubbed the “Race of the Century” at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

documents from the era that fueled America’s fight for independence. legislate for the colonies, further igniting the desire for self-governance. The Tea Act of 1773: The legislation that triggered ...

First published in 1890 under title: A digest of the law relating to stamp duties ...