On May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened for its opening session in the building that would later become known as Independence Hall. Its organization followed the Battles of ...

Flag Day commemorates the adoption by the Second Continental Congress of the first U.S. flag. Trump told NBC that he aims to put the focus on the holiday and not on himself. “I view it for Flag ...

USPS Honors Army, Navy, Marines With 250th Anniversary Forever Stamps Ahead Of Memorial Day The US Postal Service is saluting three of America’s proudest military branches with new commemorative ...

DOVER, Del. – Delaware 250 has announced that middle and high school students across Delaware will have the opportunity this June to take part in a Mock Continental Congress, inspired by the Second ...

On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress established a naval force, hoping that a small fleet of privateers could attack British commerce and offset British sea power. Get up-to-date Navy ...

On June 6, 50 middle and high school students from across Delaware will step into the roles of 18th-century delegates during a Mock Continental Congress at Legislative Hall in Dover. The event, ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...

The Army became the first military force created by America’s founders when the Second Continental Congress voted to establish the Continental Army on June 14, 1775 — more than a year before the ...