Duke Riley: Artist. Patriot. Moron?On the morning after his arrest in New York Harbor, the skipper of a ramshackle replica of a Revolutionary War-era, wooden hulled submarine found himself splashed across the city's front pages Saturday in less than flattering terms."SUB MORON," declared the New...

1776, by David McCullough. Simon and Schuster, 386 pages, $32. To most Americans, the year 1776 summons up luminous images, particularly the signing of the Declaration of Independence. David McCullough's new history of that year reminds us of the grime that went along with the...

The queen had the last laugh. Dispensing with protocol briefly at the formal dinner she hosted for President Bush, Queen Elizabeth said, "I wonder whether I should start this toast by saying, 'When I was here in 1776.' "The joke was at the expense of...

Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, are making a whirlwind trip to the city this weekend to get a big slice of Philadelphia culture.The royal couple was to arrive Friday afternoon and spend about 24 hours visiting everything from historic sites to modern neighborhoods, fine...

Essay discusses the aspect of change in the novels "1776" by Peter Stone and "In Separate but Equal" by George Stevens Jr.

The following is a speech on change after an interview with my grandfather on his historical point of view.

Essay consists of a discussion regarding the movie musical "1776."