What happened in April 1775 in and near Boston is an important chapter of the story of why, how and by whom America was birthed.

John Ferling’s “Shots Heard Round the World” explores how France and Spain came to help the colonies throw off England’s rule ...

Paul Revere set out on horseback from Boston to warn the patriots that the British king in London was sending redcoats to suppress their demands for liberty.

The Founders weren't superhuman predictors of the future, but they sometimes sound like it. "The danger is that the ...

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

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

How a disagreement with a Scottish lord over westward expansion, a cache of gunpowder, and the future of enslaved labor ...

In a full-battalion-to-remind-you-of-my-love kind of missive, George Washington informed the Canadians that Benedict Arnold ...

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

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

(Reuters) -The U.S. federal judiciary on Wednesday launched a task force focused on ensuring the continued security and independence ... Judge John Bates in Washington. Bates, an appointee of ...

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