Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is an American Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.
He is the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and a champion of individual rights, republicanism, and education.
He is also an architect and statesman.
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Why Benjamin Franklin Chose Philadelphia: How a Boston Childhood Led Him to America’s Greatest Colonial City
Benjamin Franklin’s story usually begins with the famous scenes: the lightning rod, the Pennsylvania Gazette, the founding of the American Philosophical Society, or the long…
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Before the Revolution Was Fought with Guns, Philadelphia’s Thomas Paine Sparked It with His Pen
Before the Revolution was fought with guns and bayonets, Thomas Paine fought it with words. Words that were sharper, louder, and more dangerous than any…
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The Greatest Event Since the Birth of Christ? Ken Burns Says It Began in the Delaware Valley
When Ken Burns, the celebrated documentary filmmaker behind The Civil War and The Vietnam War, calls the American Revolution “the most important event in world…
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New Exhibit Traces History of Declaration of Independence from 1776 to Present Day
The new multimedia exhibition at the Museum of the American Revolution, The Declaration’s Journey, traces the history and legacy of the Declaration of Independence from…
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WSJ: Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial in Philadelphia is America’s Smallest National Park
The Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial in Philadelphia carries the often mispronounced name of the Polish-born Revolutionary War hero and military engineer and is also the…
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Philly Metro Is Safe from Rare Cicada Co-emergence
While several states are currently bracing for a potential cicada invasion in the following few months, the Philadelphia area is in the clear for now,…
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William Penn Envisioned Nearby City as Birthplace of Our Nation
Friday marked the day 340 years ago when William Penn stepped onto the New World for the first time, in a place that would one…
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Wall Street Journal: How America’s First One-term President Found Purpose and Reconciliation after Defeat
While John Adams, the United States’ first one-term president, did not take his political defeat well, over time his resentment abated and he found a…
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West Chester’s General David Rodriguez to Receive This Year’s Haig Award
West Chester native, General David M. Rodriguez, has been chosen by the West Point Society of Philadelphia‘s Board of Directors as this year’s recipient of…
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