James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the ...

Jefferson’s sentiments reflected the prevailing mood of a sizable majority of the country at the dawn of the 19th century: A ...

RUBENSTEIN: So when nothing happens positive from the British side, um, the Americans meet again in the Second Continental Congress, and that's where John Adams says to Thomas Jefferson and a few ...

That said, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson ... It would be the Second Continental Congress that would declare independence and start ...

Trump’s misguided belief that inside of every Canadian there is an American waiting to get out is a misconception that is ...

Barbara Coleman came to see Carpenters’ Hall, the site of the original Continental Congress convening in 1774 and where the ...

On Monday, President Donald Trump and Republican majorities in both Houses, began working to pass an agenda through Congress that ... the blood of tyrants, as Thomas Jefferson did.

In a remarkable act of generosity, Thomas Jefferson sold his personal ... You can explore the Assembly Room, where the Second Continental Congress convened and pivotal decisions were made.

Jefferson and the drafting committee did ... American arsenals came under British attack. That prompted the Second Continental Congress to issue the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of ...

My, oh my, how summer flies! It seems like just yesterday we were (at least I was) grumbling about the cold weather that simply wouldn’t abate. In fact, it was one of the coldest winters and ...