On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.

On this week in 1798, Irish-born army officer Edward Marcus Despard was arrested at his home in Soho on suspicion of conspiracy of treason. The London Times reported that the arrest took place ...

Annual reenactment of Battle of Guilford Courthouse takes place this weekend, with period costumes and hands-on activities.

March 17 is officially observed as Evacuation Day in Boston, even though St. Patrick’s Day falls on the same date. Here's the ...

Mary Bridget Twomey's story exemplifies the struggle of revolutionary Irish women and their ongoing fight for historical ...

You know about the leprechauns and the Irish and the pot of gold, but did you know that St. Patrick's Day has another ...

A dispute that’s been going on for centuries has heated up again as the neighboring towns plan competing celebrations to mark ...

Pulaski Day festivities at Chicago's Polish Museum of America honored the "Father of American Cavalry," 280 years after his ...

Hosted at the Fraunces Tavern Museum, the exhibition is a chronological, multi-year installation that tells the story of the ...