Sept. 5 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1774, the first Continental Congress convened in secret in Philadelphia, calling for a boycott of British goods and writing a petition to King George III to ...

PHILADELPHIA (WCSC) - The First Continental Congress adopted a pivotal document that expressed the American colonies’ growing dissatisfaction with British statutes imposed on colonists. The ...

(WDBJ) - The first Continental Congress assembled September 5, 1774. The meeting came after Great Britain levied high taxes and passed a series of laws. Delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies were ...

July 30: Thomas Jefferson writes A Summary View of the Rights of British America at age 31, establishing reputation as a political writer. September 5: First Continental Congress established.

I thoroughly enjoyed Alexis Coe’s excellent article (“Freedom’s First Draft,” September/October 2024) on the sometimes overlooked First Continental Congress. As we approach the 250th anniversary of ...

The main objectives of the Declaration of Independence were to announce a cause of action and formally justify the Continental Congress’s July 2, 1776, decision to separate from Great Britain. The ...

York County has put forth many interesting claims to fame over the years, some of which are hard to prove: York Fair is the ...

Oct. 13 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1775, the Continental Congress ordered construction of America's first naval fleet. In 1792, the cornerstone to the White House in Washington was laid. It ...

A John Trumbull painting of the death of American General Richard Montgomery at the Battle of Quebec on December 31, 1775 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons The first governing document of the United ...