The 1770s were a decade of argument and action in America, as 13 British colonies moved from protest to a declared break with ...

As we kick off the year commemorating the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Army, we’ll reflect on the rich legacy of service, highlighting events that marked periods in our ...

That’s the opening of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Concord Hymn,” which commemorates the start of the Revolutionary War, which began 250 years ago Saturday. You probably know the political reasons behind ...

On February 26, 1775, residents of Salem, Massachusetts, banded together to force the British to withdraw from their town during an oft-overlooked encounter known as Leslie’s Retreat “Here … we claim ...

The Stamp Act and taxes on American colonists lead to unrest and threaten to cause a revolution. To reduce debt suffered from the Seven Years' War, Britain levies several new taxes on American ...

John Adams was born in the American colonies, and grew up as a subject of Great Britain. Beginning in the 1760s, soon after he had finished his legal studies, a series of political events forced him ...

In 1587, a group of English settlers established the Roanoke Colony on an island between what is now North Carolina and the Outer Banks. However, by 1590, the traces of the colony had disappeared, and ...

When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the ...