For years, President Donald Trump blamed ''communists'' for his legal and political troubles. Now, the second Trump administration is deploying that same historically loaded label to cast his ...

Mount Vernon is marking a major anniversary with a reenactment and the ribbon cutting of a new feature on Sunday in Virginia.

Fairhaven Village Militia to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first naval battle of the American Revolution, fought off Fairhaven’s shores.

History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a History Knox column each Saturday focusing on the community's past. One of my favorite aspects of digging into local history is the chance for surprises.

Two and a half centuries ago, in a Pittsfield tavern, three men discussed plans for a secret raid that would become America’s ...

The American Revolution, a six-part, 12-hour PBS documentary, is set to premiere in November, months before the nation's ...

an epic tale of American strength and the first major armed conflict of the Revolutionary War,” the president’s proclamation opened. “We honor the memories, remember the sacrifices ...

York County now was up to the top of its boots in America’s Revolution. That initial call for a unit of York County riflemen ...

The second volume in Pulitzer-winning historian Rick Atkinson's planned trilogy on the American Revolution publishes Tuesday.

At the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, a new exhibition has gathered together 17 historic flags that ...

Historians around the state are revisiting the nation's origin story with fresh eyes, centering on communities that have ...

Before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, exhibitions and events in many states offer a ...