The American Revolution cemented the importance of a federally protected post office in the minds of the people and ...

On this day in history, President George Washington signed an act into law that created the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) ...

Out of the seven ‘Founding Fathers,’ only John Adams and Samuel Adams didn’t own slaves. Both men were Northerners. Thomas ...

The first session of the Second Continental Congress lasted from May to July, the second from September to December 1775. The Congress acted as a makeshift central government, creating the ...

John Adams’s loss to Thomas Jefferson in the presidential election of 1800 was a great disappointment for Adams as he felt he ...

On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to declare independence from Great Britain. Approximately 20 percent of the members of Congress were opposed to separation ...

One of America’s greatest love stories can be understood through more than 1,000 eloquent letters that were sent between John ...

The holiday celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, a document announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.

If we are looking for real change it may be time to contemplate a Continental Congress. We as a sovereign population can create fundamental change at this level of a Continental Congress.

A teacher-student team from Sayre High School was chosen to represent Pennsylvania in the second-annual Young People’s Continental Congress event held this July in Philadelphia. Teacher Jennifer Ameig ...