The Noble Train Begins celebration, running Dec. 5-7, marks the anniversary of Henry Knox’s 1775 expedition to transport nearly 60 tons of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to George Washington’s ...

Every American child knows on the night of December 24, crossing into the wee hours of December 25, Santa Claus and his ...

Passaic County officials are looking to recruit new docents to staff historic sites as the nation marks 250 years in 2026.

Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout completes the story of John George Hoover, who fought under Gen. George ...

On Nov. 28, 2018, former President George H.W. Bush died at his home in Houston, six months after the passing of his wife, ...

The tour will follow the routes taken by Washington and his army through New Hope during the American Revolutionary War.

According to the Organization of American Historians, television has become the medium through which most Americans now get their history.

The USA is a miracle, and the revolution that made it possible could easily have gone the wrong way. These were a couple of ...

Nine days later -- on Dec. 4, 1783 -- Washington gathered his officers in Fraunces Tavern at the southern end of Manhattan.

It turns out, military service has been a pretty common entry on the presidential resume. Thirty-one of the 45 presidents ...

Sail250 is a multi-city celebration of maritime history. More than 60 ships from 20 countries, including tall ships, military ...

Discover six Revolutionary War sites to explore this winter. From Valley Forge to Washington Crossing and Hagley, here’s ...