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 ...

Edited in the War Records Office, 1880-July 1899; in the Record and Pension Office, July 1899-1901 Robert N. Scott compiled and edited v. 1-18, 1880-87, and also collected the greater part of 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 ...

Ann Arbor Unearthing buried cemetery near Ann Arbor reveals early settlers, Revolutionary War soldier Published: Jun. 29, 2025, 8:00 a.m.

Visitors to the New York State Museum view a Revolutionary War-era gunboat that is being partially reconstructed, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Albany, New York. Photo by AP Photo/Michael Hill ALBANY, N.Y.

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 ...