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John Morton cast Pennsylvania’s deciding vote for independence

Named for his father, John Morton was born in Ridley Township, Chester County, Delaware in 1725. His mother, Mary Archer, was the daughter of John...

With the jukebox musical Rock of Ages hitting screens this summer and the anticipated film version of Les Miserables set for Christmas, the stage...

On this day in 1776, the Liberty Bell tolled to call the public to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. The original...

In the years leading up to the history-altering events of July 4, 1776, public sentiment had been building in the British colonies of America to...

Who was Silas Deane? Was he a hero? Cursed by a political enemy? A scoundrel? A thief? A man whose ideas proved to be beneficial to the American...

At the start of the nation now known around the world as the United States of America, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adamstogether...

When a woman applies for membership in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, she learns the requirement for membership is the...

Zia McCabe from The Dandy Warhols, who take the Club Nokia Stage tonight in LA, chatted with me about life, creation, and what it means to her to...