As we approach America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, many people will want to hit ...

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 ...

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, ...

The South Carolina 250 Commission set up fabulous exhibits in the Ruff Building at the South Carolina State Fair depicting ...

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 ...

Distinguished American combat officer Benedict Arnold met a British commander in secret with a plot to trade the colonial stronghold at West Point for cash on this day in history, Sept. 21, 1780. The ...

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

EXETER — The 33rd American Independence Festival returns Saturday, July 15, with Colonial reenactors, military demonstrations, games, and fireworks. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and for ...

Benedict Arnold had been growing hunkier all afternoon. Incarnated, at the moment, by Cameron Green, the director of interpretation at historic Fort Ticonderoga, Arnold had spent much of this May ...

Each Memorial Day, Americans honor the service members who gave their lives for their country. From the nation's founding to its modern military operations overseas, hundreds of thousands of U.S.

My son came downstairs this morning to wish me very happy on George Washington's birthday. He knows, of course, that's not today—Washington was born on February 22, and we celebrate on the third ...