Local men who fought in the American Revolution came to life during a lecture on soldiers who influenced what turned into the American Revolution. North Andover Historical Society museum educator ...

In the annals of Revolutionary War soldiers, Massachusetts was full of notable figures. But there were none quite like Deborah Sampson, who disguised herself as a man to fight with the Continental ...

This week, the show travels back to the American Revolution to explore the science of the weapons used by all sides.

In Slovenia, already before World War II, women made 30% of the working ... took the partisans under their roofs and fed them, bandaged their wounds and frostbite. What was particularly crucial ...

John Ferling’s “Shots Heard Round the World” explores how France and Spain came to help the colonies throw off England’s rule ...

A ‘NOVA’ presentation offers an entertaining, informative look at the potent firepower of antique armaments.

DICEY LANGSTON WAS NO ORDINARY UPSTATE GIRL. SHE SPIED FOR THE U.S. DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR. SHE WOULD RIDE AROUND ON HER HORSE. YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORS AND ALL. AND SHE PICKED UP ON ...

On National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, a new marker was placed on a family monument at Union Cemetery to honor Elizabeth (Dunkin) Porter – a woman whose sacrifice helped shape America’s ...

This month sees the official launch of the Revolutionary War commemorations — the beginning ... to commemorate “where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired at Concord’s ...

Premieres Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, April 13 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. How did a ragtag army defeat the most powerful army in the world ...