Tens of thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution began 250 years ago, with the blast of gunshot and a ...

and shows the way in which maps provide a guide to the history of war. Content includes: The beginnings of military mapping prior to 1600, such as the impact of printing and the introduction of ...

War Department, standard narrow gauge, 4-6-0 locomotive engine. Works number '1218' and War Department number '306'. The locomotive has been fully restored to represent service on the Western Front ...

A digital map of ancient Greece and the known ancient world as traveled by ancient geographers has been created by researchers at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The map lets users ...

A Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian president's hometown overnight has reportedly killed 4 people and injured 17 others. The Russian attack came shortly after a drone barrage ...

Mention the topic of Black people in the Revolutionary era ... fought for the British as equals alongside whites. Dunmore himself soon left the war behind, but subsequent British proclamations ...

OTTAWA—The roughly 4,000 workers who will be laid off at Stellantis’ Windsor assembly plant became some of the first casualties of President Donald Trump’s trade war, but they are unlikely ...

He spied for the American military during the Siege of Yorktown, infiltrating British lines and delivering ... significance,” Allen said. Revolutionary War spy who was also a slave will get ...

Despite the looming prospects of an end to the US security guarantee in Europe or of a ceasefire in Ukraine negotiated on Moscow's terms, war remains a thing of the past in the UK. The British ...

A new map by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) shows the state of nuclear weapons worldwide. There are an estimated 12,331 warheads globally as of early 2025. The United States and Russia ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...