Kurt Russell recently traced his family roots back to Arlington and the first day of the Revolutionary War, where his ancestor Jason Russell died defending his home during the Battle of Menotomy.

America is nearing the 250th anniversary of its revolutionary birth, the Declaration of Independence. July 4, 2026, will mark a milestone – and a time for reflection. Yet as fascination with America’s ...

The Declaration of Independence is full of promise and a few mysteries. A rare copy of it ended up at The Henry Ford Museum ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

America was not the only nation at war with Great Britain during at this time. France, Spain and the Netherlands were also at ...

December 1776 - The Storm Before Trenton Washington’s surprise attack in Trenton is as legendary as it was nearly suicidal.

Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

When George Washington, from Virginia, arrived in Cambridge 250 years ago, one of the first things he did was talk to his ...

Thousands of merchants and other businessmen from Massachusetts down to Georgia were quite wary of what belligerence to England might do to their livelihoods – and thus as of early the following year, ...

The tide of the war rose in Washington’s favor as his troops became more ex­perienced and proficient in just this type of ...

Over the next eight years, Washington and the Army built the foundations of that national identity—first by asserting the right to legitimate use of force, which is one of the most important powers of ...

The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, was a game-changer for the 13 American colonies. This bold move cut ...