This Saturday, April 19, marks 250 years since the start of the Revolutionary War in Massachusetts. Here's how it started.

Was 1775 really the main pivot point in the fight for independence? 1760? 1607? The Founders themselves weren’t sure.

It laid the foundation for modern parliamentary democracy. The American Revolution (1765–1783) The American Revolution was a colonial revolt against British rule, leading to the establishment of ...

Beaumarchais played a crucial role in the American Revolution as a key French ally ... which brought him to Spain in 1765. In his life, Beaumarchais spent time in Spain, Germany, England and ...

Dr. Cresswell's publications include a book, The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints: A checklist of 1765-1790 Graphics in the Library of Congress (Washington: Library of Congress ...