When George Washington, from Virginia, arrived in Cambridge 250 years ago, one of the first things he did was talk to his ...

On the steps of the SC Statehouse sits a statue of George Washington, with a broken walking stick. How it broke, however, is ...

Unquestionably it was a foundational document for America, calling for unity against Great Britain in the struggle for ...

He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...

The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George ...

The Soldier and the Revolutionary War” opened June 7 on the Army’s 250th birthday. It has artifacts never before displayed ...

While hunters and their rifles helped wage psychological warfare, the American victory can actually be attributed to ...

On the Fourth of July, members of the military are calling on Congress to protect service members who disobey the president’s ...

When Benjamin Patterson stood at the grave of a 23-year-old World War II combat engineer from North Lawrence, he didn’t just ...

Documentarian Ken Burns and his team discuss their new series exploring the country’s founding and war for independence on this 250th anniversary.

British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, believed to be the one surrendered to Americans at Yorktown in 1781, is on display at the U.S. Army museum.

Rear Adm. Walter Crosley, from left, Amelia Earhart and Maj. Gen. Frank Parker salute the flag on the reviewing stand at the ...