The city, founded 227 years ago, is finally getting a statue of founding father Benjamin Franklin. In celebration of his ...

A time capsule designed by Foster + Partners to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence has been presented to the ...

Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long ...

Motorists and residents living near the George Washington Bridge may have wondered why the structure has been lit up more ...

For the nation’s first president, friendliness was strategy, not concession: the republic would treat other nations with ...

To mark America’s 250th anniversary of independence, Virginia and the United Kingdom have presented a twin titanium time ...

While it is common to find statues of U.S. presidents around the United States, you might be surprised at how many statues exist in foreign countries. Here are several examples of U.S. presidential ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - A new bill introduced by Reps. Matt Marshall (R-Eatonville) and Hunter Abell (R-Inchelium) proposes to formally recognize Christmas Eve, Hanukkah and Easter, among other Christian and ...

GREENWICH — The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday morning to advance a proposal to erect a statue of President George H.W. Bush off of Greenwich Avenue, though the decision was not unanimous. The plan ...

Next month, Christie’s is christening America’s 250th birthday with its largest Americana Week ever. The nine-sale, 700-lot extravaganza will feature treasures like a signed copy of the Emancipation ...

The image is so familiar that it often goes unnoticed: the powdered hair, the ruffled shirt, the stoic smile. George Washington’s rendering on the $1 bill may be the most widely distributed portrait ...