American Revolution

Originally written by the British to mock American soldiers, ‘Yankee Doodle’ became an anthem of freedom during the Revolutionary War and hereafter.

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You can still find a few rickety log cabins from the 1770s—America’s Revolutionary War period—in certain parts of ...

Sea captain, merchant, and abolitionist, Captain Paul Cuffe dedicated himself to truth and service.

Inviting friends and relatives to join them for the 12 days of Christmas, George and Martha Washington entertained ...

The tradition of decorating an evergreen tree took roots in American culture less than 200 years ago.

Thomas Nelson Jr., one of Virginia’s richest men before the Revolutionary War, chose freedom over his business.

Vowing to forsake tea and British cloth, the Edenton women protested taxation without representation.

Young engineer Tadeusz Kosciuszko aided America’s revolution with diversionary tactics and engineering feats.

Mordecai Sheftall went into prison and debt to help young America.

Summoned by riders from Boston—William Dawes, Samuel Prescott, and the more-renowned Paul Revere—in the early morning hours of ...

In August 1755, George Washington had been made commander in chief of Virginia’s colonial forces. A year later, ...

Throughout the ages, heroic men and women—real and mythological—have roused the spirits of those who hear or read ...

“My only ambition has been to engrave my name at the feet of great men and in the ...

When the first settlers of Virginia arrived in 1607, a bountiful land extending west through rolling hills, forested ...

It is a little known fact that in addition to being the foremost Founding Father, George Washington was ...

Abigail Adams has been lauded by historians and at least one president, Harry Truman, for her grit and ...

It was the spring of 1781, and war had come to Virginia. Many Virginians were fighting elsewhere with ...

In 1782, John Jay traveled to Paris with Benjamin Franklin and John Adams to discuss peace terms with ...

Four ships of the Continental Navy slowly coasted along the eastern seaboard of England. Led by John Paul ...

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Streets, parks, towns, and cities are named for her husband, but Martha Washington’s grace and tenacity are also ...

The unparalleled events of George Washington’s life could fill half a dozen biographies of men with standard accomplishments. ...

In the early years of the American Revolution, after the British evacuated Boston and took control of New ...

Every schoolchild once knew the story by heart: how a beleaguered George Washington became one of the sole ...

In the fall of 1777, Gen. George Washington's army was reeling from the crushing defeat it had suffered ...

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