George Washington's Continental Army in the first major post-Declaration of Independence battle of the Revolutionary War: the Battle of Long Island in August 1776. Losing Long Island created ...

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

That's right - we're talking about George Washington's visit to Roslyn, Long Island, more than 200 years ago, well before misinformation on the internet. Here are Roslyn High School students ...

His drawings and paintings of Americans in battle ... George Washington’s 1776 crossing of the Delaware River, the historian Patricia E. Millen spotted a one-line reference to a long-forgotten ...