On Oct. 19, 1781, Britain's Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered with more than 7,000 troops to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown, Va., effectively ending the American War of Independence ...

LEXINGTON, Mass. — Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution began 250 years ago, with the blast of ...

LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolutionary War began 250 years ago, with the ...

LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution began 250 years ago, with the blast ...

On Oct. 19, 1781, Britain's Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered with more than 7,000 troops to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown, Va., effectively ending the American War of Independence ...

A preview screening of Ken Burns’ new documentary series, “The American Revolution,” was held Thursday night at the Tryon ...

LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution began 250 years ago, with the ...

The American Independence Museum in Exeter, New Hampshire will expand its exhibits to cover American history beyond the Revolutionary War. New exhibits will explore abolition, suffrage, world wars, ...

It’s the 249th birthday of the United States. And as Americans begin to prepare for our nation’s grand semiquincentennial celebration next year, it is worth reengaging with the document whose ...

Naper Settlement is planning a special exhibit as part of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of ...