Virginia’s leaders took careful note. The colony that would soon play a central role in pushing for independence now had a powerful example of what submission might entail. Norfolk became both a ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said the American Revolution has been “sanitized,” calling the war “dark and bloody.” “I think we have sanitized the war. And I — I think it’s out of an understandable ...

Among the artifacts are copies of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, as well as a cannonball.

STURBRIDGE — Hundreds of reenactors descended on Old Sturbridge Village this past weekend to participate in a series of activities that recreating the sights, sounds, and stories of the American ...

This Saturday, April 19, marks 250 years since the start of the Revolutionary War in Massachusetts. It began with the "Shot heard 'round the world" on April 19, 1775 in Lexington and it marked the end ...

The Fort Dorchester Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) welcomed two new members and hosted a featured ...

PBS will rebroadcast the hit docuseries over six consecutive Fridays Jan. 9-Feb. 13, plus the Oklahoma History Center will ...

The battles of Lexington and Concord were discussed April 19 during a presentation at the Ascension Parish Library. Eddie Vaughn, a member of the General Philemon Thomas chapter of the Sons of the ...