Collective property ownership failed twice in the early 17th century in a fledgling America because of basic human nature.

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Rumors swirl about George Washington stopping at the homestead during his journeys, as the home is located on an original ...

The U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall Collection contains 100 sculptures: two luminaries from each state. They include many ...

Here's what you should know about 'Common Sense' on the 250th anniversary of the groundbreaking work's publication.

Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense,” a mere 47 pages long, “swept through the colonies like a firestorm, destroying any final ...

Lafayette Consolidated Government raised the America250 flag at City Hall, launching a yearlong commemoration of the 250th ...

As we approach the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence in 1776, the temptation rises to focus on the year’s ...

A distinctive Spanish Colonial Revival home in Whitefish Bay went contingent just two days after hitting the market.

Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long-anticipated tribute from his adopted country.

As America turns 250, we trace the triumphs, contradictions and arguments that shaped the world’s first liberal republic And ...