Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

The missions became the only UNESCO site in Texas 10 years ago and will be highlighted for America’s 250th birthday.

Indiana's 92 counties are named for individuals who played a role in the Revolutionary War, with some of the most well-known ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns explains the importance of the American Revolution, telling "CBS Evening News" co-anchor and CBS News ...

2. Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Boston. Ferries take visitors to some of the 34 islands and peninsulas that played significant roles in the revolution, especially during the ...

George Washington is shown at the Battle of Trenton during the American Revolution in this painting by Percy Moran. (Wikimedia Commons) The Patriots’ cause seemed doomed by the end of 1776.

The first battle of the American Revolution was marked on Saturday in Lexington, Massachusetts, 250 years later, with a reenactment and a parade, along with other events. Many spectators arrived ...

Next year, America will celebrate its semiquincentennial, or its 250th anniversary, but the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution is this year.

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, British troops faced off against colonial militias in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord, and exchanged fire - the "shot heard ...

The Huntington Beach Historical Society sponsored the American Revolution weekend event on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) ...

The Museum of the American Revolution is hosting an after-hours event, 'AmRev Presents: Trash Talk Archaeology Night,' on Friday, March 28, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The event includes a happy hour ...

DAR boasts over 190,000 members across 3,000 chapters worldwide. The group came to be when women weren’t allowed in the Sons of the American Revolution.