John Ferling’s “Shots Heard Round the World” explores how France and Spain came to help the colonies throw off England’s rule ...

The role of Billy Flora, a free Black man, in this pivotal victory — and the erosion later of rights — show a paradox of the nation’s founding. Flora stayed in the Portsmouth area, operating ...

One that people will enjoy learning about these shared stories, and perhaps even more importantly, that we will inspire that next generation of stewards of our history,” said a commemoration organizer ...

Local observances are planned for the midnight ride warning the British were coming 250 years ago. The Capt. James Neal ...

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

Although that date was later designated as the day of revolt and the beginning of the War of Independence, revolutionary acts took place in several areas across the Peloponnese as early as March 17th ...

There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...

This month sees the official launch of the Revolutionary War commemorations — the beginning ... to commemorate “where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired at Concord’s ...

While Charleston & Cowpens were crucial sites during the American Revolution, S.C.'s Midlands also saw some action. Here's a ...

The sword will soon be replaced as part of a restoration project by the Sons of the American Revolution and Hackensack.

Premieres Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, April 13 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. How did a ragtag army defeat the most powerful army in the world ...

On National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, a new marker was placed on a family monument at Union Cemetery to honor Elizabeth (Dunkin) Porter – a woman whose sacrifice helped shape America’s ...