On June 15, 1776, Delaware declared independence from both Great Britain and Pennsylvania at the New Castle Court House. The state is known as "The First State" for being the first to ratify the U.S.

Decades before the United States, France outlawed slavery during the French Revolution – only to see it reimposed by Napoleon ...

The American Revolution was linked to a surge of working-class political activity on both sides of the Atlantic. The struggle ...

The first fireworks for American independence were launched on May 16, 1776, in Williamsburg, Virginia, weeks before the ...

As far-right hate marches grow more mainstream, British nationalism is increasingly being defined through the lens of ...

In 1776 the task of doing so fell to two brothers, Richard and William Howe. They had a dual mandate: to crush the rebels and ...

Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state.

After a rather serious disagreement with neighbors and the money problems that came with it, a parent decides to take a more active role governing his nearly grown son, who has enjoyed too much ...

A red carpet unfurled on the tarmac. Musicians with brass instruments performed “God Save the King.”Along Pennsylvania Avenue, British flags flappedin the wind. King Charles and Queen Camilla landed ...

Scientists have developed a breakthrough “superfood” for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in pollen. In controlled trials, colonies fed this specially ...