Historian Douglas Brinkley on the Semiquincentennial bummer.

Margo Damoose was among thousands of children evacuated from South Vietnam in March 1975. Born in 1974, Damoose was placed in ...

It is impervious to change because it states moral truths that are eternal.” Moral truths. How retro, coming from a president ...

A decade in the making, the 1976 bicentennial had a cathartic impact on the wounded national polity ...

Leaders from across the political spectrum offer ideas to strengthen American democracy for its next 250 years.

As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, it is valuable to look back at how presidents and Americans reflected on ...

I have clear memories of July 3, 1976. I was 16 years old and had decided earlier that year to concentrate on getting ready ...

According to the Pew Research Center, sentiment from polls this year can be characterized with this headline: “On the Country ...

The ceremony was among the many events planned in the region to mark Independence Day and the 250th anniversary.

In 1976’s “<a href=" target="_blank">Rocky,” heavyweight champion Apollo Creed arrives for the title fight dressed as George ...

America at 250? Actually, America at 200 and250. As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, a ...

The president has blended patriotic spectacle with campaign-style politics, reshaping a civic milestone around his leadership ...