The first morning of 1776 dawned mercifully warm and clear over Virginia’s port of Norfolk, a welcome change after the snow ...

Dr Sean Cunningham, a curator at the National Archives, said: "Revolution 250 will explore two pivotal decades that reshaped ...

In one of his stand-up sets, comedian David Cross rejects all political commentary that tries to answer the question, “What would America’s Founding Fathers think if they were alive today?” For Cross, ...

Thomas Paine, a reluctant English tax collector and failed businessman who arrived in America on the eve of revolution, published "Common Sense" on this day in history, Jan. 10, 1776. "In the ...

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The company of this production of 1776 is multi-racial and trans, female and nonbinary. The classic musical 1776 has been given a revolutionary new production on Broadway. Instead of telling the story ...

The classic musical 1776 has been given a revolutionary new production on Broadway. Instead of telling the story of the founding of America as this musical is usually performed, with a cast of ...

This production uses a cast of multi-racial actors who are female, nonbinary and trans — people who weren't even considered in the Declaration... In the Broadway musical '1776,' the revolution is in ...