News

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN5h
Archaeologists Discover Site Where George Washington Stopped a Friendly Fire Incident by Blocking Muskets With His Sword
In 1758, during the French and Indian War, the future president saved lives by stepping into the middle of a deadly skirmish in Pennsylvania ...
The Roanoke Times4d
Mary Draper Ingles Festival set for July 25-27
Roanoke duo Kinnfolk will perform during this year’s Mary Draper Ingles Festival in Radford and Pulaski County, a three-day ...
WWNY on MSN21h
French & Indian War reenactments happening in Ogdensburg
History is coming alive in Ogdensburg this weekend. John Miller III, a reenactor, appeared on 7 News at Noon on Thursday to talk about the event, remembering the French and Indian War. Watch his ...
Archaeologists Found the Lost Site Where George Washington’s Men Accidentally Shot Each Other
To the future President’s credit, Arkeonews wrote that “Washington, realizing the error, risked his life by galloping through ...
The New York Sun6d
Early Heroes of the War for Independence Remind That 1775 Was a Good Year for a Little Revolution
William Thompson deserves plaudits as one of many whose early service led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July of 1776.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
How a Relentless, 484-Mile March From Virginia to Massachusetts Fueled the Legend of the Dashing Frontier Rifleman
In the early months of the American Revolution, Daniel Morgan and his soldiers raced north to join the Continental Army ...
The Carroll News22h
Mary Draper Ingles Festival celebrates the 270th anniversary of capture
Fans of colonial heroine Mary Draper Ingles and history buffs will find the 2025 festival in Radford City and Pulaski County, ...
How the French Revolution shaped history, and inspired Dickens, Batman, and more
Read It From Thomas Carlyle’s gripping history to Charles Dickens’ enduring tragedy and the rise of literary superheroes, the ...