A Virginia home where Thomas Jefferson lived as a child is on the market for the first time in nearly a century, listing on ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The White House has added a new piece of artwork and predictably it features the current occupant who is known to have shoved portraits of other popular presidents like Barack Obama ...

For Shannon LaNier, a sixth-generation descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, the woman Jefferson enslaved and ...

When Americans celebrate Independence Day each July 4, fireworks, parades, and backyard cookouts often take center stage. Yet ...

UVA, Monticello and other local landmarks are marking America’s 250th anniversary with hands-on history and family-friendly events.

We will celebrate this year on July 4th the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Portraits of our nation’s founding fathers, painted by master artists, remind us of the ...

(The Conversation) — The ‘Rededicate 250’ rally raised questions about separation of church and state. Jefferson and Madison’s many letters to each other shed light on that much-debated principle.

National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America, by Michael Auslin (Simon & Schuster, 368 pp., $30) In National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America, Michael ...

Like Americans today, the people living in the United States in 1826 were preparing to celebrate a milestone for their country. July Fourth of that year marked the 50th anniversary of the Declaration ...

Ms. Schiff, the author of “The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams,” is at work on a book about Benjamin Franklin. See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los ...

A new royal family portrait, featuring the Prince and Princess of Wales, along with their three children, has been shared with the public to celebrate Prince William and Princess Catherine's fifteenth ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and NYT Bestselling author, Prof. Annette Gordon-Reed, joins Morning Joe to discuss a new collection of Thomas Jefferson's writings on race. The big housing bill is ...