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Director Ken Burns says the American Revolution was a "civil war" that became a "world war"
As America enters the 250th year since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, director Ken Burns tells John ...
Lafayette helped Americans turn the tide in their fight for independence – and 50 years later, he helped forge the growing nation’s sense of identity
America is nearing the 250th anniversary of its revolutionary birth, the Declaration of Independence. July 4, 2026, will mark ...
Commentary: Why the American Revolution still matters
The Revolution was one of the most important historical events of the past 2,000 years. It established the world’s most ...
Lower Paxton Township cemetery restoration aims to honor veterans of Revolutionary War, other conflicts | Column
Newside Cemetery in Harrisburg’s eastern suburbs points to 18th-century settlers and a theological dispute that gave the ...
The unwinnable war America's Founding Fathers fought and won changed human history forever
The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...
How Black artists are reclaiming the American flag
Specifically, one listener wanted to know, in the wake of the red-white-and-blue spectacle of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and ...
Raymond J. de Souza: America's 1775 invasion of Quebec ended in retreat. Trump should ponder that
Our respective national days were a bit more complicated this year, with Canadians who usually extend good wishes to our ...
American War of Independence: Fourth of July Special
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Actor Kurt Russell makes Fourth of July visit to Arlington home of ancestor killed in Revolutionary War
The home, which was built by Jason Russell, was the site of the bloodiest battle of the first day of the American Revolution ...
Arkansas’ forgotten Revolutionary War battle and the epic charge that ended it
As we celebrate our nation’s independence, many may be surprised to learn that a Revolutionary War battle took place in ...
Writings on the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution
Over the years, I have written various posts and articles on the American Revolution and the ideals of the Declaration of ...