American Revolution
Found: Stolen Alexander Hamilton Letter
In the letter, Hamilton warns the Marquis de Lafayette about the ‘menace’ of a British fleet
‘Hamilton: The Exhibition’ Opens in Chicago to Eager Fans
The sweeping show uses interactive visuals, games and sets to provide an in-depth look at the history behind the hit musical
Was the Revolutionary War Hero Casimir Pulaski Intersex?
A new Smithsonian Channel documentary may affirm long-standing suspicions about the Polish fighter’s identity
The Plot to Kill George Washington
In <em>The First Conspiracy</em>, thriller writer Brad Meltzer uncovers a real-life story too good to turn into fiction
Hamilton Family Heirlooms to Go on View at Philadelphia Exhibition
Artifacts include an eagle pendant owned by Alexander Hamilton and a gold mourning ring worn by Elizabeth following his death
Mary Katharine Goddard, the Woman Whose Name Appears on the Declaration of Independence
Likely the United States' first woman employee, this newspaper publisher was a key figure in promoting the ideas that fomented the Revolution
This Veterans Day, Visit America’s Top Military Sites
A new book offers a guide to the museums, bases and once-secret locations that reveal America’s complex military history
The Raid on Bermuda That Saved the American Revolution
How colonial allies in the Caribbean pulled off a heist to equip George Washington's Continental Army with gunpowder
Tracing the Mysterious "Turks" of South Carolina Back to the Revolutionary War
For generations, this ethnic group was shunned, but new research sheds light on its origins
Rediscovering a Founding Mother
Just-discovered letters herald the significance of an unsung Revolutionary woman, Julia Rush
What Did the Founding Fathers Eat and Drink as They Started a Revolution?
They may not have been hosting a cookout, but they did know how to imbibe and celebrate
The American Revolution Was Just One Battlefront in a Huge World War
A new Smithsonian exhibition examines the global context that bolstered the colonists’ fight for independence
The Unheralded Pioneers of 19th-Century America Were Free African-American Families
In her new book, 'The Bone and Sinew of the Land', historian Anna-Lisa Cox explores the mostly ignored story of the free black people who first moved West
Why the Very First Treaty Between the United States and a Native People Still Resonates Today
The Treaty With the Delawares, signed in 1778, has arrived at the National Museum of the American Indian
Hamilton and Burr’s Dueling Pistols Are Coming to Washington, D.C.
Don’t throw away your shot to see these infamous flintlocks, and an incredible assortment of other Hamilton memorabilia, at the National Postal Museum
The Age-Old Problem of “Fake News”
It’s been part of the conversation as far back as the birth of the free press
Cache of Benjamin Franklin's Original Manuscripts—Doodles and All—Gets Digitized
The Library of Congress recently released approximately 8,000 letters, drafts and documents from the founding father
The Woman Who Transformed How We Teach Geography
By blending education and activism, Zonia Baber made geography a means of uniting—not conquering—the globe
Newly Discovered 235-Year-Old Watercolor Shows Off General Washington’s Wartime Tent
The painting offers a unique glimpse into the Revolutionary War
Excavations Begin on Paul Revere's Privy
Archaeologists in Boston hope the outhouse will reveal the diet and detritus of the families that lived on the site
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