South Carolina's very first constitution, written in March 1776, is similar to the Declaration of Independence written three ...

In celebration of America's 250th, the Portsmouth Athenaeum's 2026 Lecture Series is "The Spirit of 1776: Revolution, ...

After reading Renee Butts’ insulting letter to the editor on Sept. 2 about Joseph Woitko’s letter to the editor, it becomes clear that her many statements are inaccurate and predicated on a narrow ...

In 1776, Thomas Paine set a revolutionary tone rejecting the King: “But where, say some, is the King of America? … as far as we approve of monarchy… in America the law is king.” The American ...