On January 14, 1784, the Second Continental Congress ratified the decisive Treaty of Paris—the binding accord that ended the Revolutionary War, secured ...

Discover what a peace treaty is. Learn why it matters for ending wars, how it works in practice, and real historical examples ...

Obverse Image: Peace clasping hand of America; shields of Ireland (Great Britain), France, Spain, Holland, America; battle scenes in background; view of Paris. Obverse Text: SIC HOSTES CONCORDIA ...

This Tuesday isn’t just any other Tuesday – the day marks 241 years since the United States was formally recognized as an independent and sovereign nation, or what is known as National Ratification ...

"Survey of American Paintings," Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Institute, Department of Fine Arts, 1940, no. 80. https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp ...