The Adirondacks played a pivotal role in the American Revolution. Explore our America250 coverage of the shipwrecks, forts, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As one of the oldest colonies in what is now the United States, Massachusetts played a vital role in the country's early history.

An estimated 6,800 Americans were killed in action, and 17,000 more combatants died from diseases like typhus, typhoid, dysentery, and influenza. The British suffered 24,000 casualties from the war, ...

Virginia’s leaders took careful note. The colony that would soon play a central role in pushing for independence now had a powerful example of what submission might entail. Norfolk became both a ...

The Continental Army engages the British in the last major battle in the North of the Revolution. A solar eclipse plunges the colonies into darkness in June 1778 as the Continental Army mobilizes from ...

BRUSHING UP ON OUR LOCAL REVOLUTIONARY WAR HISTORY TONIGHT. THE FIRST BATTLE OF CEDAR SPRINGS TOOK PLACE BACK IN 1780, RIGHT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. AND TODAY, RE-ENACTORS RETURN TO THE BATTLEFIELD.

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Musket fire, demonstrations and reflective ceremonies are part of a weekend of events marking the 249th anniversary of a battle that became one of the turning points of ...

The American Revolutionary War in Charleston will come alive at the Historic Charleston Foundation (HCF) and the Charleston Museum during a coming series of lectures, tours and demonstrations for ...

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - This month marks 250 years since the Battle of Great Cane Brake, the only Revolutionary War battle fought in Greenville County. The battle took place Dec. 22, 1775, ...

HARDEEVILLE, SC. (WTOC) - In Hardeeville, a dedication ceremony honored the Battle of Purrysburg, a landmark engagement from the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Purrysburg is an important story for ...

As one of the oldest colonies in what is now the United States, Massachusetts played a vital role in the country's early history. From the bravery of the Massachusetts Minutemen to the famous midnight ...

Reenactors gathered at Cedar Springs Baptist church in Spartanburg County Saturday, as they portrayed the first battle of Cedar Springs. The Revolutionary War-era battle took place back in 1780, and ...