A course on the contested meanings of the Declaration of Independence has never been more relevant—or more politically ...

When President Jimmy Carter’s reelection campaign advisers were planning a key West Coast swing through Washington, Oregon ...

The new heads of the state GOP are inheriting a party that saw huge wins across the state, but also one that formed deep ...

Sitting on the reference stacks at the Charlie Clark Center for Local History at Arlington Central Library are five thick, ...

Hundreds of demonstrators marched through the streets of Milwaukee on Monday afternoon in a tightly organized protest against the presence of the Republican National Convention in the city ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 04. Check what happened ...

1876 Abolitionist Frederick Douglass, the featured speaker at the convention in Cincinnati, berates the Republican Party for emancipating slaves without giving them real freedom. "You turned us loose ...

Between 10,000 and 15,000 spectators are expected to flood Marietta Square Friday for the city’s annual Fourth of July ...