From its earliest days as a country, the diverse United States has aspired to unity. The founders emphasized unity as vital for the new nation, but defining it has been complex.

From our colonial origins to our Constitution and beyond, Americans have found ways to unite. The nature of the Union is unique, however. Unlike the sovereign European monarchies of the 17th to 20th ...

The Declaration of Independence, which launched our nation into existence, announced an act of separation. It did not proclaim the birth of a new people but rather asserted that Americans had found ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - From patriotic hairstyles featuring the stars and stripes to a special bicentennial edition of Mad magazine, the nation’s 200th birthday was celebrated with kitschy togetherness ...