This is the first in a series to mark the 250 years of American independence. Today we live in a world of the 24-hour news cycle, one filled with misinformation, fact checking and the cries of ...

When the war ended in 1763, Great Britain was deep in debt ... the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765, attempting to tax colonists directly for the first time. The law required ...

Thorndike: Hey, great to be here ... So once again, the colonists object and the British repeal the taxes, all of them except the one on tea, which they left in place because they wanted to ...

The war involved people from all over the world. Great Britain, Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary all ruled empires. Their colonies sent supplies, food and soldiers to help in the war effort.