The commander-in-chief initially barred black soldiers from joining the ranks, but he came to understand the value—both moral ...

How many have fallen we know not. The constant roar of the cannon is so distressing that we cannot Eat, Drink or Sleep.” This ...

Documentarian Ken Burns and his team discuss their new series exploring the country’s founding and war for independence on ...

The Pennsylvania gathering kicks off Friday afternoon in Valley Forge, and the bulk of the celebration will take place ...

As the U.S. Army hosted its biggest 250th anniversary celebration with Saturday’s military parade in Washington, D.C., the ...

The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request of George Washington himself, her ...

This Father's Day weekend brings another, more obscure holiday in the U.S.: Flag Day. Here's what the holiday is and how and ...

This Father's Day weekend brings another, more obscure holiday in the U.S.: Flag Day. Here's what the holiday is and how and when it started.

Mother Emanuel is the largest African American church in Charleston and one of the oldest AME churches south of the ...

The American Revolution was fought to free American colonists from an overbearing British government. Yet, only a few years ...

Cities all over the country are bracing themselves for a slew of anti-ICE protests to stand in solidarity against President ...

There are several problems here, but let’s start with an easy one: To be historically accurate, the 250th Army birthday that ...