Posey served in various military roles throughout the Revolution. The Indiana Historical Society has his original enlistment ...

Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

Ken Burns on why the American Revolution was a "big deal in world history" 01:45. The American Revolution was one of the most ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

Explore the roots of the American Revolution in this animated documentary. From the end of the French and Indian War to the Boston Massacre, we examine the growing tensions between Britain and the ...

In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the ...

From live battle reenactments to walking in the footsteps of troops and visiting historical markers, these destinations offer ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns spoke with CBS News' John Dickerson about his new film on the American Revolution. More from ...

A Man Full of Trouble is Philadelphia’s last remaining example of colonial bar culture that birthed the American Revolution.

In the first few hours of the attacks, Israel incapacitated a regime dedicated to its destruction. The Mossad intelligence ...

The Ohio History Connection is mapping patriots’ gravesites, in hope of better preserving them across the state.

Black Americans’, our’ relationship to this annual holiday has always been fraught. In 1852, nearly a century after the ...