“As it is for many people today, Christmas was for Jefferson a time for family and friends and for celebrations, or in Jefferson's wor...

Over a year following the Pilgrims’ landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620, and after experiencing a hard winter, the new colonists ...

The Liberty Tree was a famous elm tree that stood in Boston, near Boston Common, in the days before the American Revolution. The tree was ...

To Thomas Jefferson, among the greatest blessings of happiness at Monticello were the “comforts of a beloved family.” Foremost among them, o...

The year is 1757. George Washington is 25 years old and is engaged in the French-Indian War. Near Charlottesville, Virginia, Thomas Jeffe...

The year is 1783. The place is Newburgh, New York. After over six years of conflict and battles, the Revolutionary War is finally over. As a...

W ritten by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence stands as a timeless statement of human liberty, rights and equality. Ad...