Discoveries from DNA testing, archaeology and archival research have reshaped what historians know about Jefferson, Washington and other Founding Fathers.

The drafters of the U.S. Constitution "would be abjectly disappointed" by the state of the United States in 2026, Ken Burns ...

From George Washington’s rage to Benjamin Franklin’s “air baths,” these leaders had very human quirks.

Some of the Founding Fathers spread misinformation and owned slaves. Here are five false beliefs you might have about the ...

There's a certain aura about the nation's founders that has created a lot of false rumors.

More states invest in fatherhood programs as father absence affects one in four American children academically, emotionally and socially today.

We asked a group of Central Floridians to write letters to America’s Founding Fathers to tell them about the nation at 250 ...

A controversial idea right after the American Revolution, the First Bank of the United States proved prescient. Visitors can ...

A summer of celebratory drinking is underway in the birthplace of the American Revolution. But however tipsy the tourists get ...

On July 4, 1826 – the 50 th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence – one of the most amazing coincidences in U.S.

What if the Founding Fathers formed a football team, what positions would they play? We made the 22-man squad!