Columnist: As we celebrate the independence of the United States this July 4, I will be thinking with gratitude of those who ...

While the rest of the country was preparing to celebrate Independence Day in 1875, Cantabrigians were gearing up for the day ...

As SC celebrates Carolina Day, the anniversary of Battle of Sullivan's Island, efforts are underway to raise awareness of ...

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

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the ...

Washington’s encounter with the virus proved fortunate for the new nation. In 1775, smallpox arrived in Boston, carried by troops sent from Britain, Canada, and Germany to stamp out the growing ...

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.

Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...

More than a century after it first arrived in London, a statue of George Washington is once again standing tall, newly restored and shining in Trafalgar Square. The bronze statue, a gift from the ...

Meanwhile, the Continental Congress has put George Washington in charge of a Patriot army just days before yet another battle with British regulars in Massachusetts.

WHEN GEORGE WASHINGTON FORMALLY accepted his appointment as commander-in-chief of the newly created Continental Army on June 16, 1775—250 years ago today—he was the army. No other officers had been ...