On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.

Congress was sanguine about the prospects, expecting, as Thomas Jefferson put it, “every hour to be informed that Quebec has ...

As America get ready to mark its 250th birthday, we take a look at the time the British troops raided Bergen County towns.

Burke had stayed with a host family in Portland, Oregon, performing chores for lodging, and had plans to stay with another ...

Delivered 250 years ago, the famous oration marked the height of Henry's influence. But the politician also served in key ...

This year, the U.S. Army Infantry Branch celebrates 250 years since its creation by the 2nd Continental Congress. Several ...

By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityWhen the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, the colonies relied on local militias to ...

Protesters inject politics into an event celebrating a great patriot, trying to ruin a historical remembrance that folks were ...

A look at the implications after the Trump administration spoke about plans for an air strike against the Houthis in Yemen in ...

Evacuation Day is celebrated on March 17 and commemorates when, in 1776, George Washington and the Continental Army drove the British forces out of Boston, ending the 11-month siege that Britain ...

Any worthwhile list of Pantheon-level American icons must include men like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. In their day, those great men sometimes quarreled and ...