Many of the men who took part in the Congress left traces across the state that remain visible today. Witherspoon's home, ...

So it has been throughout the course of American military history ... country engaged in its long war with Great Britain from 1792 to 1815. The two world wars likewise promoted American public ...

Sierra Leone’s present beauty and past pain are intimately bound. A journey from the West African country’s jungles to its ...

The British Parliament had sent troops to Massachusetts ... helping shape the structure of Congress. In 1792, he signed the charter that created both the industrial town of Paterson and the ...

The era of the penny is nearing its end: starting early next year, the Treasury Department announced that it will end the ...

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Set sail on the Potomac or wander the cobblestone streets of Old Town while learning of the country’s history.

Bernadette Dugasse was just a toddler when her family was forced to leave her birthplace. She didn’t get a chance to return ...

1792: Kentucky is admitted as 15th US state. 1796: The last British troops withdraw from the US. On the same day, Tennessee is admitted as the 16th US state. 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte swears fidelity ...

Poet, musician, singer, wit, polemicist, journalist, biographer and letter-writer, Thomas Moore (May 28, 1779 – February 25,1852) was one of the most brilliant figures of the Regency as well as the ...

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An 'old school' British Army corporal has been jailed after losing his temper and having a knife fight with a junior soldier over his messy room. Corporal Geraint Evans-Dymond, 35, flipped over a ...