How a disagreement with a Scottish lord over westward expansion, a cache of gunpowder, and the future of enslaved labor ...

On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.

Delivered 250 years ago, the famous oration marked the height of Henry's influence. But the politician also served in key ...

White House Historical Association Chief Education Officer Matthew Costello talked about the Constitutional foundations of the American presidency.

George Washington forced British troops to evacuate ... month embargo on petroleum sales to the United States. The embargo, during which gasoline prices soared 300%, was in retaliation for U.S ...

Finally, after 250 years the truth is shared by the oldest continuous running newspaper in the United states, The Hartford ...

He, and he alone, is ushering in a new American revolution ... “father” of our country, George Washington. Give that just one moment of serious thought. During his first several weeks in ...

South Carolina on Friday is scheduled to put the first person to death by firing squad in the U.S. in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, ...

"He had a sort of celebrity status as the last living American general from the Revolutionary War ... an early-career mentor who portayed George Washington — Lafayette's real-life mentor ...