When it becomes clear that the British won’t win in New England, they set their sights on the South. When the British realize they won’t win in New England, they change their tactics. Instead of ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so, and was admitted to the Union. In 1811, Timothy Pickering, a ...

Delegates from all thirteen colonies convene for the Second Continental Congress at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. The representatives remain divided — some hopeful for reconciliation ...

When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the ...