Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Planning a day trip to see some historical sites? You may want to call to check if the sites are open or not. With the government ...

King Charles II gave William Penn a massive land grant in 1682 to settle a debt, and Penn used Quaker ideals to create ...

From boat shows to drone displays, these four historic U.S. cities provide great alternatives to Washington, D.C., for celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary.

The Liberty Bell was taken to Zion's Reformed Church on Hamilton Street and hidden under its floorboards. It returned to Philadelphia after the British left the city in June of 1778. Today, roughly ...

A tour guide speaks to a group of students from Queens, New York, on the south side of Independence Hall, pointing to the bell tower where the iconic Liberty Bell once hung. But for this group, about ...

Planning a day trip to see some historical sites? You may want to call to check if the sites are open or not. With the government shutdown, many National Park Service attractions are either limited or ...