During the Seven Years’ War (1754-63) many New Englanders had served ... that highlight the heroics of elites such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or John Adams. And the most famous ...

A four-acre estate said to be on the site of what had once been former President George Washington’s hunting lodge is on the ...

As the 250th anniversary of America’s independence approaches, the president is moving to put his stamp on how the nation’s ...

Although Wilmington has been visited by more than a dozen Commander in Chief’s since, having once been a stop for George Washington stands out in history. Washington visited the Port City in ...

Clooney said he "did the most selfless thing that anybody's done since George Washington," according to a video shared by Deadline. When Tapper asked if people were still angry with him ...

George Washington’s trips through Butler County in his life are a memorable claim to fame people from the county have if asked about their hometown. On Thursday, April 10, history buffs attended the ...

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, British troops faced off against colonial militias in the Massachusetts ...

The story of Peter Francisco may have ended in Richmond, but it began in the Azores, which is 3,000 miles away from Richmond, right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

George Washington when, on July 31, 1777, he was introduced to the latest French "major general" foisted on him by the Continental Congress, this one an aristocrat not yet out of his teens.

The Gilded Age ended in the worst economic depression to date. Effects of the Panic of 1893 lingered until 1897.

This Saturday is the 250th anniversary of the first day of the 3,059-day war that birthed the modern world. Commemorating the ...

In “Shots Heard Round the World,” John Ferling argues that substantial – and secret – aid from France helped the colonists ...