In 1782, as the Revolutionary War was winding down and peace talks were happening in Paris, Gen. George Washington came up ...
As we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who George Washington was. That kind of national amnesia isn’t ...
On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, ...
In the optimistic missive, Washington extols the revolutionary spirit of the American people—even in defeat—and makes a rare ...
George Washington wasn’t just the father of his country. He also helped give birth to its liquor industry.Washington’s distillery at Mount Vernon, Va., was one of America’s largest, producing more ...
President Trump marked Black History Month Thursday by announcing that Prince Estabrook, an enslaved Revolutionary War ...
Museum leaders are working to connect people today to the events of 1776. They’re confident they can, and will.
George Washington, who had been leading the battle ... Though the British eventually escaped, roughly 25 of their soldiers were killed. More than 100 were wounded, and about 25 were reported ...
A May 1777 letter from George Washington, written in Morristown and ... He instructed Parsons to assign soldiers too weak from inoculation or other causes to guard new supply sites until they ...
George Washington was commanding the Continental Army and staying in Morristown when he wrote an optimistic letter on the prospects of winning the Revolutionary War despite a recent defeat. His words ...
Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...