Documentarian Ken Burns and his team discuss their new series exploring the country’s founding and war for independence on ...

The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George ...

The war for American independence had its first martyr. Many years later, when the Bunker Hill Monument was dedicated in 1843, John Quincy Adams refused to attend .

How a public health crisis nearly derailed the American Revolution. George Washington confronted a smallpox epidemic with a belief in science—and a controversial plan.

The commander-in-chief initially barred black soldiers from joining the ranks, but he came to understand the value—both moral ...

George Washington's return of power set the country on a unique path, one that rejected monarchs in favor of civilian rule ...

Today, we mark three days in June 1775 that helped the American Revolution. At the beginning of the American Revolution, ...

Volume Two of the bestselling historian's "Revolution Trilogy" details the middle years of the War for Independence, in which ...

George Washington, despite initial doubts about his abilities, successfully led the American army to victory against the British. Washington's strategic avoidance of direct confrontation with the ...

The American Revolution was not decided at Bunker Hill. But in that spring of 1775 the rebels proved they had the drive to gain their independence.

Americans celebrate the emancipation of 250,000 slaves in Texas, while July 4th is a celebration of American independence, ...