Discover the story of the American Revolution in just one minute! This simplified overview covers the key events, causes, and ...

At the beginning of the 1700s, newspapers were a fairly new concept in the American colonies. But by the end of the century, they had truly become the mass media of the day, with growing influence ...

More than 200 years ago, the American Revolution captured the world’s attention much as events in Egypt, Libya, and Syria have over the past year. Then as now, most of what people knew about ...

For his new book, archivist Todd Andrlik tracked down 18th century newspapers to provide a sense of the Revolution as it actually unfolded. Andrlik says the newspapers preserve things that didn't ...

Credit - At a time when many Americans are asking whether the United States is living up to its more than 244-year-old promise, this week’s TIME cover takes another look at one of the nation’s ...