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The Destruction of the Bastille,” an ink-wash drawing created just weeks after the Bastille fell during the French Revolution, will be on display at George Washington’s Mount Vernon for three ...
Here's the story of how one 18th-century home vividly illustrates the deadly first day of the American Revolution in 1775.
The bald eagle’s journey through American history reveals a symbol whose meaning has evolved while maintaining remarkable continuity. From the founding debates over its selection to its modern ...
The bald eagle stands as one of the most recognizable and powerful symbols in American culture, embodying the nation’s highest ideals of freedom, strength, and independence. Selected as the national ...
A shot from the past is what can literally found in Essex at the Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum.
Here are the best of Philadelphia’s best, from old-school Italian joints to food hall cornucopias and whiskey bars to funky vegan eateries.
Many Revolutionary War veterans settled in Fairfield County after the government granted them land for their service.
Community members dress up like Revolutionary War soldiers during a re-enactment of the Bombardment of Bristol on Saturday, May 17, 2025 (WJAR).
An SC250 tour will take attendees to two Revolutionary War sites in the Pee Dee, showing people firsthand the role the region played in the country’s fight for independence.
Ten days later, the raid they helped shape — and fight — became the first American offensive victory in the Revolutionary War. On Thursday, the Berkshire County Historical Society, Berkshire Athenaeum ...
By using surviving artifacts, eyewitness testimony, accurately reproduced uniforms, original firearms and the thorough study of battle sites, Don Troiani has done more than imagine what happened ...
Concord 250 remembers those who were lost there, both British and American. It wasn't just history on display, plenty of fun too, with a three-and-a-half-mile parade celebrating Concord's place in ...