It is commonly held that a “Committee of Five” penned the Declaration of Independence. It included Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. In October 2018, university researcher Gary Berton said that American revolutionary Thomas…
A box thought to simply contain family heirlooms ended up holding something much more valuable. A Mississippi family discovered a letter from Thomas Jefferson to their ancestor, US Ambassador to France William Crawford. The letter contains Jefferson's thoughts on the…
The 2016 Democratic National Convention was held in Philadelphia. The city was a particularly important location during the American Revolutionary War, and the Declaration of Independence was signed there in the 18th century. Other landmarks include Independence Hall and the…
Though Americans celebrate July 4 as Independence Day, founding father John Adams thought the country should celebrate independence on July 2. He believed this day was more appropriate because on this day in 1776 the Second Continental Congress passed a…