Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately 1.5 million. In addition to settlers from Great Britain, a steady stream of German immigrants began to arrive in ...

When standing on the rough timbers of the North Bridge in Concord, Mass., visitors at Minute Man National Historical Park can send their imaginations 250 years into the past. On April 19, 1775, the ...

A new set of stamps honors five pivotal American Revolution battlefields across the Northeast as the US prepares for its 250th anniversary. The U.S. Postal Service has released its "Battlefields of ...

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BOSTON — The organizers preparing the events throughout Massachusetts to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution all agree: People are interested and will attend the festivities. The ...

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the ...

On February 26, 1775, residents of Salem, Massachusetts, banded together to force the British to withdraw from their town during an oft-overlooked encounter known as Leslie’s Retreat “Here … we claim ...