France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday, the holiday marking the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a pivotal moment in ...

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

The French Revolution (1789-1799) was one of the most transformative events in world history, altering the course of Europe and influencing political ideologies globally. Its origins can be traced to ...

From Louisville to Versailles, the French influence still echoes in the names of Kentucky cities and counties today.

The Newport Historical Society will transform Washington Square into an 18th-century French encampment this Saturday, July 12 ...

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

I don’t celebrate the Fourth of July. Celebrating the Revolution is like celebrating the First World War — needless butchery.

July 4th, 2025, marks the 249th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence and the formal beginning of the American Revolution. In just under 250 years, the structure of the ...

America was not the only nation at war with Great Britain during at this time. France, Spain and the Netherlands were also at ...

Black Americans’, our’ relationship to this annual holiday has always been fraught. In 1852, nearly a century after the ...

The tide of the war rose in Washington’s favor as his troops became more ex­perienced and proficient in just this type of ...

The Fourth of July has become a major holiday noted for its parades, barbeques, and numerous fireworks displays Like other ...