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, ...

This weekend, we celebrate the birthday of the author of that victory, Gen. George Washington, born in Virginia on Feb. 22, 1732. He never went to college, dropping out at 15 to tend to the family ...

In 1782, as the Revolutionary War was winding down and peace talks were happening in Paris, Gen. George Washington came up with a way to sway any thoughts of rebellion. Congress was running out of ...