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How a disagreement with a Scottish lord over westward expansion, a cache of gunpowder, and the future of enslaved labor ...

It's another step in the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion content from federal ...

With the shot heard around the world and launching the American Revolution fired in Massachusetts, this April will mark a major milestone for the Commonwealth. To honor the occasion, reenactors in ...

The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France ...

The granite monument honors James Armistead Lafayette, who is believed to have been a double agent during the Revolutionary ...

Now, and for some years to come, we will need a lot less Paul Weiss, and a lot more Benjamin Warner.

NEW KENT — Nearly two-and-a-half centuries after providing critical intelligence that helped the United States clinch victory ...