Before he led a revolution, George Washington sparked one. This video explores how a young officer’s ambush in the Ohio Valley helped ignite a global conflict—the Seven Years' War. Known in North ...

At Fort Ligonier on Friday, excitement was in the air as it unveiled a new exhibit and talked about the ongoing archaeological work surrounding what is called George Washington's "friendly fire ...

You may think you know some of the history of the French and Indian War and even of Fort Ligonier, but KDKA's Chris DeRose ...

William Thompson deserves plaudits as one of many whose early service led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence ...

In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the ...

Angel Studios and Wonder Project partnered to celebrate America’s first president with an upcoming biopic titled YOUNG ...

A historical epic chronicling the life of America's first president will hit theaters next Independence Day, Angel Studios ...

William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in ...

Britain’s tariff policies on Indian goods were not just economic measures; they were tools to maintain imperial control over ...

William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in the ...

George Washington purchased land bounties near Cincinnati that were given to soldiers for their service in the American Revolution.

At the eastern edge of Westmoreland County’s Route 30 corridor lies one of the state’s best example of a colonial fort — Fort Ligonier, the site of the October 1758 battle where British and Colonial ...