On Jan. 24, 1776, Henry Knox, a bold, portly bookseller and former Bostonian, solved the first problem. Having seized Fort Ticonderoga, in upstate New York, he and his men dragged the garrison’s ...

On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, Connecticut, burning houses and barns and destroying stores of shoes, ...

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 letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, acquired by the Raab Collection, was written during the Revolutionary War ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria will have a notable milestone to celebrate with the nation's oldest and largest George Washington birthday parade. The annual George Washington Birthday Parade, which ...

George Washington was commanding the Continental Army and staying in Morristown when he wrote an optimistic letter on the prospects of winning the Revolutionary War despite a recent defeat.

In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American ... the letter from George Washington is expected to sell for $150,000. Raab Collection A rare letter from ...

George Washington was born on Feb. 22, in 1732, so to celebrate let’s talk about his plan to honor the weary troops that fought the Revolutionary War. In 1782, as the Revolutionary War was ...