This month sees the official launch of the Revolutionary War commemorations — the beginning of a year-and-a-half-long celebration leading up to next year’s Semiquincentennial. And the (mostly ...

As America’s 250th birthday approaches, Mount Vernon visitors can step back in time to experience the hardship and resilience ...

History in what is now West Virginia’s eastern panhandle is brilliantly captured in the Jefferson County Museum. The museum, ...

This article was written by Boyertown Middle School East Eighth-Grade Students Aislyn McAghon, Gabi Carr, and Elena Childs.

Lavoisier had assumed control of France’s national gunpowder production. Considered the founder of the Chemical Revolution, ...

There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

As the British pushed deeper into North America, they ended up giving Indians concessions that colonists would not tolerate.

This week marks two hundred years since a 1825 tour of the United States by the Marquis de Lafayette. The French general served under George Washington during the Revolutionary War. LaFayette later ...

There’s no comparison between George Washington and Donald Trump that comes out well for the current president.

Freedom was very important to Patrick Henry, who lived in a time with a lot of self-governance and liked it. Unfortunately, ...

Blame the Patriots more than the cunning Dunmore. Norfolk native Andrew Lawler’s latest book is a lively gathering of ...

If you want to learn about American history, then the best place to do that is along the East Coast. It’s where British ...