The American vision has a high degree of tolerance for inequality and a robust commitment to individual liberty, because in the American revolutionary tradition, the pursuit of happiness is an ...

America is nearing the 250th anniversary of its revolutionary birth, the Declaration of Independence. July 4, 2026, will mark a milestone – and a time for reflection. Yet as fascination with America’s ...

The capture of the Bastille ignited one of the greatest social upheavals in Western history, the French Revolution. Violence spread to the countryside, where peasants demanded the feudal system be ...

Discover the often overlooked role of Haiti in America's quest for independence. Learn how the colony's financial support and military assistance were vital to America's victory.

The American Revolution was a defining moment in the history of Pennsylvania. Neighbor turned against neighbor amidst a desperate civil war in colonial America. Indigenous societies were uprooted ...

Providence College Professor Norman Desmarais examined popular assumptions about the French Army during the Revolutionary War. The Emerging Revolutionary War organization sponsored this event at ...

French cooking is deeply intertwined with notions of class, politics and society. The most famous quote of the French revolution was, after all, a food metaphor: “let them eat cake.” ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. For decades, the heartbeat of American industry seemed to weaken as U.S. manufacturing ...

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

The French revolutionaries, on the other hand, were trying to destroy French society as they knew it and start over with something else. Bloodshed was in the revolution’s DNA.

The birth of the American Revolution 07:48. Newsreels told the story of World War II, and the early still photography of Matthew Brady chronicled the horrors of the Civil War.

The French Revolution, remixed Shattered Globe breathes new life into A Tale of Two Cities. by Rob Silverman Ascher April 30, 2025 April 30, 2025. Share this: ...