Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...

When Farragut is remembered, it’s usually from a famous utterance during the Battle of Mobile Bay on Aug. 5, 1864. During this Civil War battle, it was discovered that Mobile Bay was booby ...

The battles, which resulted in the deaths of 49 American militia members, are considered the first of the Revolutionary War. Reenactments ... institutions and civil liberties while undermining ...

Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore, Harriet Taubman, Babe Ruth, blue crabs and Edgar Allen Poe are some of what Maryland is known for.

Lexington and Concord was the first of several battles fought in Massachusetts. One of the nine on our list included Martha's Vineyard.

From the bravery of the Massachusetts Minutemen to the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere to the very first battle of the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts was a host for several key happenings during ...

With Saturday’s anniversary, the United States is looking back to its war of independence and asking where its legacy stands ...

American Revolution rang out in the Battle of Lexington and Concord, signaling a major milestone toward American independe ...

Amid a hail of gunfire, they watched as British soldiers confronted an overmatched group of Lexington Minute Men on Lexington Battle Green ... planned trilogy on the war, called Lexington and ...

Starting with Saturday’s anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the country will look back to its war of independence and ask where its legacy stands today. The day offers an ...