July 8 : History Today

Independence Day : United States of America

Siege of Yorktown

Siege of Yorktown : Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
by John Trumbull, depicting the British surrendering to French (left) and American (right) troops. Oil on canvas, 1820.

Battle of Princeton

Washington at Princeton

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Book overview
Published anonomously in 1776, the year of the American Declaration of Independence, Paine's "Common Sense" became an immediate bestseller, with fifty-six editions printed in that year alone. It was this pamphlet, more than any other factor, which helped to spark off the movement that established the independence of the United States.

Benjamin Rush

Dr. Benjamin Rush painted by Charles Willson Peale, 1783

Join, or Die

Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams by Benjamin Blythe, 1766

American Revolution

John Trumbull's painting, Declaration of Independence, depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 presenting their work to the Congress (Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia). The original hangs in the US Capitol rotunda. (The painting can be found on the back of the U.S. $2 bill.)

History of the National Anthem : Oh Canada

Simon Fraser

Sing O Canada, or Learn Canadian history? Students Do Neither in 2009

Baddeck’s History Beyond Bell

Alexander Graham Bell and Helen Keller fly a kite in Baddeck in this undated photo. (Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada)

They're Too Cool for School : Meet the New History Boys and Girls

Colts Neck Township, New Jersey : Colts Neck Agrees to Repair Historic Schoolhouse

Pier 21 A National Museum

"Pier 21 symbolizes who we are — a nation of newcomers, newcomers bonded together by a common quest for freedom, democracy and opportunity," Mr. Harper said.

Today in History for June 25th

Today in History : June 25

Best History Web Sites

Jour de Juin (Film Complet)

Jour de juin
Marcel Martin, 1959, 25 min

Documentaire sur la fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste à Montréal en 1959. Soyez aux premières loges d'une foule de 700 000 à 800 000 personnes. Chars allégoriques, fanfares, figurants revivent l'espace d'une journée l'histoire du Canada français. Plus qu'un défilé, cet événement annuel rappelle à tout un peuple ses racines profondes.