Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

So Parliament took a new approach. It passed laws—the Sugar Act and Stamp Act— to raise revenue directly, bypassing the ...

The Declaration of Independence is a foundational document in American history. It was officially adopted by the Second ...

The Declaration of Independence is a foundational document in American history. It was officially adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.

More than 150 years after the first permanent British colonies emerged in North America, the colonists had grown increasingly frustrated with the Crown. With the 13 original colonies having no ...

Throughout the 1760s and 1770s, relations between the colonies and the British government grew increasingly strained. The colonists were angry about being taxed by Parliament when they had no ...

• With the 13 original colonies having no representation in the British Parliament in London, the 1760s and early 1770s saw the passage of a series of laws which imposed high taxes and curtailed ...

SINGAPORE: The first session of Singapore's 15th parliament will commence on Sep 5 following the conclusion of the 2025 General Election on May 3. The sitting comes about five months after ...

Archaeologists in Virginia have unearthed the foundation of a building from the 1700s that once supported the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, William & Mary announced ...

SINGAPORE – The 15th Parliament will sit for its first session at 5pm on Sept 5, and all newly elected MPs will be sworn in then. The sitting will start with the election of the Speaker of ...