One year from now, you will not be able to turn around without receiving notice of America’s semiquincentennial jubilee. The ...

One year from now, you will not be able to turn around without receiving notice of America’s Semiquincentennial jubilee. The jollity of the occasion will not change the fact that ...

We celebrate the Declaration of Independence as the “opening act” for a series of “main events” that laid the foundation of ...

Lot 308 is a mortgage deed dated December 20, 1957 co-signed by Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe and her then-husband, the playwright Arthur Mille ...

From crabs and oysters to history and sailing, Annapolis is one of the best American towns to visit, according to CNN Travel.

A letter written by Thomas Jefferson will go up for auction on July 4. Estimators value the letter, which discusses the right ...

A giant balloon that became a popular landmark over the skies of Paris during the 2024 Olympics rose again Saturday evening, ...

Explore major battles, declarations, and treaties from 1765–1783. Learn how colonists defeated the British Empire.

-- Treaty of Paris of 1783, settling the American War of Independence, signed Sept. 3, following an earlier agreement in which Britain recognized U. S. independence.

The Treaty of Paris of 1783. The red dot marks Cincinnati. Chicago, IL: Modern School Supply Co., [1919], in the collection of the US Library of Congress.

The Treaty of Paris in 1783 recognised the independence of the United States and was a significant milestone setting the stage for the creation of the U.S. Constitution.

Following the Treaty of Paris (1783) the British finally surrendered the fort to America in 1796. The British briefly regained control of the fort for a few years during the War of 1812 before ...