Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrach Byfield, an English ...

History buffs are no doubt familiar with the story of Shadrack Byfield, a rank-and-file British redcoat who fought during the ...

Yellowed by time and brown around the edges, the four- by-seven-inch booklet titled “Regulation for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States” helped transform the Continental Army ...

“Celebrating Our Freedom Fighters: Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Johnson County, Indiana” is a recently released book by local historian and author Bev Hollandbeck. The book chronicles the 25 ...

Trenton will host free reenactments of two pivotal Revolutionary War battles on Saturday, Dec. 27, bringing history to life on the original battlefields where the conflicts took place. The first ...

The 250th anniversary of America, also known as the Semiquincentennial, will be celebrated on July 4, 2026, marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was adopted. A yearlong series of ...

America celebrates its 250th birthday next year, but this year marks the semiquincentennials of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, all founded in 1775. As such, the National Museum of the United States ...

Archeologists hunting for relics from the Revolutionary War discovered human remains in a Bronx park Friday, cops said. A skeletal human leg was discovered in a wooded stretch of Van Cortland Park ...

Kim Jong-un hugged the returning troops and awarded the country’s highest medal to nine soldiers killed in action. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, welcomed ...

Dozens of family photographs hang on the wall in the home of Hugh Price (above). Some date back to the 1800's and some depict Price alongside former U.S. presidents and baseball legend Jackie Robinson ...

After spending a month living inside the stories and settings of the American Revolution and riding the excitement around Ken Burns’ new series (Now streaming for free for the next three weeks on PBS) ...