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

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.

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

Congress voted to make one of the grand monuments in Lafayette Square across from the White House an ode to Baron Friedrich ...

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, ...

Robert E. Lee killed more Americans than Hitler. More than Khruschev. More than King George III, Ho Chi Mihn, or Kim Il Sung.

Two centuries after the Marquis de Lafayette bid adieu to America on his famed farewell tour, the French nobleman, ...

The Continental Army was first established on June 14, 1775; the name was changed to the Army of the United States once the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. And although the ...

The July 1924 killing of Robert Imbrie fueled the rise of the Pahlavi dynasty and set the stage for both a CIA-backed 1953 ...

Ansonians joined millions across the nation in protesting the United States elected president, Donald J. Trump through the nation-wide protest No King’s Day. June 14 is not ...

For the first time since the 1825 laying of the Bunker Hill Monument cornerstone, 75 descendants of the men and sons who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill gathered at the Charlestown Historical ...