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Johann De Kalb had to come a long way to die the death for which he always prayed, that “… of a soldier fighting for the rights of man.”

On May 20, the United States Postal Service announced issue dates and first-day ceremony locations for 11 issues in its 2024 stamp program.

A Norwalk, Conn., postmark displays Carpenters’ Hall, the historic building where the First Continental Congress took place 250 years ago in Philadelphia.

Obituary: Virginia "Ginger" White Jackson died Jan. 9, 2024.

Today marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, an iconic moment in American history. Not surprisingly, Marietta has connections to it. American colo

 

The clearest call for independence up to the summer of 1776 came in Philadelphia on June 7. On that date in session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall), the Continental Congress heard Richard Henry Lee of Virginia read his resolution beginning: "Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be,The clearest call for independence up to the summer of 1776 came in Philadelphia on June 7. On that date in session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Indep...

The U.S. Postal Service today announced many of the stamps it will issue in 2024.

/PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Postal Service today announced many of the stamps it will issue in 2024. "As always, our stamp program features a broad array of...

The U.S. Postal Service Monday announced many of the stamps it will issue in 2024.