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George Washington when ... Virtually since Washington had taken command of the Colonial Army some two years before, he had been trying to sweep back a tide of counts, chevaliers and lesser ...

Most Americans never knew his name. He was not a regular on the Sunday talk shows, and though he never even held Cabinet rank ...

Charles Byrne, president of the Brooklyn club which started in the Interstate League and moved into the American Association, built Washington Park on the approximate site where George Washington's ...

The story of Peter Francisco may have ended in Richmond, but it began in the Azores, which is 3,000 miles away from Richmond, right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...

Inside the steeple of Old North Church and among the Southern Colonies, less familiar stories of the events from 250 years ...

He is a graduate of The George Washington University. Eric Katz writes about federal agency operations and management. His deep coverage of Veterans Affairs, Homeland Security, the Environmental ...

The actions of future Army National Guard units at North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts, April 19, 1775, shaped the course of ...

Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the first day of the 3,059-day war that birthed the modern world. Commemorating the April 19, 1775, skirmishes at Lexington Green and Concord Bridge begins a ...

A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend and came in 14th overall.

In the next month and a half, the DOD will begin by taking over a portion of the Roosevelt Reservation in New Mexico, not far from the Army’s Fort Huachuca, according to the Associated Press ...