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The American Revolution had entered a new political reality by mid-July 1776.  The Continental Congress had declared the colonies free and independent states, but Britain did not recognize that change....

This summer, countries from around the globe have gathered on fields across North America for the world’s most closely watched soccer tournament. As the United States welcomes players and spectators...

The summer of 1776 was a season poised on the edge of a knife. In Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress debated the dangerous, irreversible words of a formal declaration of...

The path toward the Declaration began on June 7, 1776, when Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced a resolution before Congress. It declared that the colonies “are, and of right...

A strategic stronghold, an early American victory, and the artillery that helped shape the course of the Revolution. On the morning of May 10, 1775, before the day had fully...

Dear Oliver, I have a fourth tea book that you may want to review: A Social History of Tea, by Jane Pettigrew and Bruce Richardson. This book, also offered by Benjamin...

Earl Grey and Countess Grey teas are blended with the potentbergamot flavor, dive in and see all the health benefits. 

Highlighting  the important role South Carolina played in the history of tea imports in the Revolutionary era.

Christophert Gadson and his role in the Charleston Tea Party and in the American Revolution

A look into the 250th Celebration of the “shot heard 'round the world."

Learn more about Victorian "death culture" and host your own Halloween party today!

The evolution of modern day tea bags is really steeped in history.