4 Early American Heroes Whose Revolutionary Careers Ended in Humiliation Revolutionary War history is filled with heroes and villains, and which is which depends on which side of the Atlantic you...
Benedict Arnold Was a Master Military Strategist Despite His Reputation Benedict Arnold, the name that now means "traitor" to Americans, once stood for courage and military genius.
French Nobleman Adopted Patriots' Cause, Became 'Hero of Two Worlds' The Marquis de Lafayette's bearing was so authoritative that Congress commissioned him a major general when he was 19 years...
How This Midnight Ride Also Influenced the American Revolution's Outcome Jack Jouett warned the Virginia Assembly of the encroaching threat, braving a 40-mile ride over rain-roughened terrain and...
The Story Behind the First Soldier Who Received What Became the Purple Heart The decoration that would become known as the Purple Heart was awarded less than a year after Gen. George Washington designed...
The Battle for Independence: 5 Key Moments from Bunker Hill It was one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolution -- here's five important facts about Bunker Hill.
Benedict Arnold's Body Lies in the Wall of a British Kindergarten The class has everything, from crayons and books to the body of America's most notorious turncoat.
The Bar Bet That May Have Won America’s Independence Gen. John Burgoyne bet fellow Englishman Charles Fox 50 guineas that he would defeat the American colonies by Christmas 1777.
Rhode Island Raised the First Integrated Infantry Unit to Fight the Revolutionary War The 1st Rhode Island Infantry Regiment that fought in the Revolutionary War was made up of Black men, American Indians and...
Nat Geo's 'Drain the Oceans' Set to Explore American War History "Drain the Oceans" is a documentary series that locates historical wrecks and uses state-of-the-art digital technology to...
Navy Orders Forcewide Housing Inspections After Secretary 'Appalled' by Guam Barracks Conditions Navy Secretary Phelan visited Guam earlier this month and was "appalled" after seeing the conditions of an Air Force barracks...
Air Force Wants Private Company to Take Over its On-Base Hotels The Department of the Air Force, which includes the Space Force, will start accepting requests for proposals this summer...
2 Elite Marine Corps Pilots Reveal What It's Like to Fly a F-35B Fighter Jet In his role as a pilot with the Marine Corps air demonstration team, Maj. Craig Norris flew the F-35B Lightning II at...
Ken Burns Reveals Why He Chose to Tell the Story of 'The American Revolution' Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns once called the Civil War "the most important event in American history," because...
Veterans’ Protests Planned for D-Day Latest in Nearly 250 Years of Fighting for Their Benefits Veterans were not always politically popular, nor were they treated well by the federal government.
