On September 28, 1787, the congress under our first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, agreed to submit a new

On September 25, 1789, the First Congress made a highly-anticipated move in arguably the most important congressional se

On September 17, 1787, a group of men gathered in a closed meeting room to sign the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution. And it was Benjamin Franklin who made the motion...

America and the world have remembered the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with ceremonies, poems, hugs and acts of service. Here are some quotes uttered over the past 25 years about the attacks in New York City, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon.

Friday's milestone anniversary will bring memorial rituals — wreath-laying, flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils and readings of victims' names.

Follow live coverage of 9/11 memorial ceremonies 25 years later as Americans reflects on the attacks.

The first Monday in September is celebrated nationally as Labor Day. So how did we get the holiday and why is no one quite sure who created it?

The Treaty of Paris of 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War. American statesmen Benjamin Franklin, John...

It was on this day in 1963 that Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech as part of the March on Washington. So how much do you know about the speech and the events that led up to it?

The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote nationally on August 18, 1920, so why is Women’s Equality Day on August 26th each year?

August 2, 1776 is one of the most important but least celebrated days in American history, when 56 members of the Second Continental Congress started signing the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.

To forge a nation, the founders needed an efficient communications network

The Seneca Falls Convention, held in upstate New York over two days in July 1848, was the first women’s rights conven...

Today marks the anniversary of the deadly duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. What caused the sitting vice president to duel a Founding Father on the cliffs overlooking New York City?

The Fourth of July, also called Independence Day or July 4th, has been a U.S. federal holiday since 1938. The traditi...

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought over three hot summer days, from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most impo...

For decades, the Library served as guardian of the Declaration and Constitution.

Father’s Day celebrates dads on the third Sunday in June. Starting in Washington, it became a national holiday in 1972.

A federal holiday, Juneteenth commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States when news of the Emancip...

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Speech in favor of the Twelfth Amendment, 1803 | Until 1804, American presidents were elected under a system established in the US Constit | Until 1804, American presidents were elected under a system...