WASHINGTON (WHSV) - Nearly 250 years ago on Sept. 9, 1776, the Continental Congress gave the United States its name. The United States of America, as it’s called today, had only been known up to that ...
On June 14, 1775, the sword and shield of our Republic were forged when the Second Continental Congress voted to establish what would later become the United States Army. Today, our Nation proudly ...