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

Award-winning documentary-maker Ken Burns tells Katty Kay about his unique approach to chronicling history, from the Civil ...

When colonial-era reenactors gather in June to mark the 250th anniversary of one of the American Revolution’s most ...

The fight for American independence needed more than colonial arms. Britain’s diplomatic isolation proved a powerful weapon ...

That’s why Todd Otis’ chapter titled “Lessons Learned” is so interesting. In it he contrasts the ideas of the Revolution with ...

FILE - Virginia Gov-elect, Terry McAuliffe, seated center, listens as historical interpreter, Michael Wells, center, ...

A new exhibit at the Concord Museum in Concord, Massachusetts shows what everyday life was like in the 18th century as part ...

Next time you're driving through Concord, you may notice a giant lantern outside the Concord Museum. This is why.

A 10-foot-tall lantern will be lit Sunday evening in honor of the 250th anniversary of the events that sparked the American ...

just weeks before the American Revolution. Tensions were coming to a boil, particularly in Massachusetts, where the British replaced elected officials, occupied Boston and shuttered the harbor.

Fan of Revolutionary history? A new exhibition celebrating Massachusetts' role in the Revolutionary War opens in Boston today ...