Understanding North Carolina before 1776 helps explain the crucial but often overlooked role it played in America’s break ...

The home, which dates as far back as 1695, was once used to confine Benjamin Franklin’s Loyalist son.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MANCHESTER — In the summer of 1777, before the smoke and glory of the Battle of Bennington, the town of Manchester was still in its infancy. Chartered ...

Some 30,000 German soldiers fought for the British during the war. Contrary to popular belief, they weren't mercenaries, and not all were actually Hessians ...

Kiplin Hall near Scotch Corner will host a Revolutionary War re-enactment weekend in August 2026 to mark 250 years of American ...

There was no “Indian policy” toward our rebellion, or colonial policy toward the Indians. On the frontiers of white ...

Harriet Tubman is a legend and deserves her plaudits, but Still, who gave material support to Tubman, helped at least 800 slaves secure freedom, and was nicknamed the “Father of the Underground ...

As the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of American independence, Bladen County can look to Salter’s story as ...

All summer long, we’ve been reflecting on some of our local Revolutionary War heroes in honor of America’s 250th birthday. Perhaps one of the most heroic was Dr. Joseph Warren, the Roxbury-born, ...

Two notable exhibitions at Yale, "Keeping Alive the Remembrance: Commemorating America's Founding, 1776-1876," and "Loyalists ...

I was just a young pup—cocky and ambitious. I had graduated from law school, passed the bar, and thought I was bulletproof.

We should honor all of those who fought for freedom, no matter the color of their coat or the hue of their skin, Norfolk-born ...