There were plenty of messed-up things about the American Revolution, which was far more complicated than just redcoats versus blue. Here are just a few facts that didn't make it to your history ...

The stage for the American Revolution was set during The Seven Years’ War (1754-1763), a global conflict which saw fighting in North America, when a defeated France was forced to give up its ...

Preview Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, debuting Nov 2025, with exclusive behind-the-scenes insi ...

The Continental Army, created in June of 1775, had warily welcomed its new leader, George Washington, without much fuss. A ...

The monument will not only honor Carney, but the Black Revolutionary War-era soldiers who fought for the United States ...

A memorial is being built in Annapolis honoring the roughly 150 Black Marylanders who fought for independence during the ...

The Revolutionary War officially began in 1775, with fighting at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. It did not formally end until after the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, with an official peace ...

The Danvers Historical Society will host three events over the next two months to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the ...

It’s one of the biggest conspiracy theories surrounding the American Revolutionary War. The most famous midnight ride in American history occurred 250 years ago Friday when Sons of Liberty ...

Every person’s story from that time was different, says historian Beth Austin, the lead researcher for the exhibit. “No one ...

DuVal and others say two key protagonists of the Revolutionary War – Britain and France – actually fought the final battle of the conflict in Cuddalore, India, in June of 1783. Wait!

Indeed, 12 military men in the American Revolution were drawing pensions in the Civil War, and the photos of six appeared in E.B. Hillard’s book “The Last Men of the Revolution” in 1864.