There had been discussions about a mass suicide. In some circles, there were practice drills,” one survivor recounted to The ...

This is the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. The celebrations have begun, notably the Boston Tea ...

July 10, 2025, marks 10 years since South Carolina lowered the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds. The flag ...

William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in the ...

During the American Revolution, Louisiana — which was then under Spanish rule — played a significant role in supporting the ...

The Ohio History Connection is mapping patriots’ gravesites, in hope of better preserving them across the state.

Historical society seeks public assistance to create comprehensive database of Revolutionary War veterans buried in Ohio ...

To celebrate the country's 250th anniversary, an Ohio group is working to put all of the state's Revolutionary War veteran ...

This painting depicts Gen. George Washington and his troops on the march to Valley Forge during the American Revolutionary War. (AP Photo) Approximately 7,000 Revolutionary War veterans are believed ...

Historical records indicate at least one of those 13 gunboats was later taken by the British. And there is some evidence that the boat now being restored was used by the British, including a ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Workers digging at Manhattan’s World Trade Center site 15 years ago made an improbable discovery: sodden timbers from a boat built during the Revolutionary War that had been buried ...