Britain’s relatively brief occupation of St. Augustine, which ended along with the American Revolution in 1783, has been ...

With the beginning of the 250th celebration of the American Revolution this year, contributions made in New York State were ...

Historians around the state are revisiting the nation's origin story with fresh eyes, centering on communities that have ...

Before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, exhibitions and events in many states offer a ...

The filmmaker talks to editorial page editor James Dao about how his newest project is the most important one he’ll ever make ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Two Duke faculty are among nearly 250 leaders from academia, the arts, industry, policy, research and science ...

Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, historians are remembering an incident involving gunpowder in Williamsburg that helped ...

See photos captured by Beacon photographers at reenactment's of Paul Reveres' famous midnight ride and the Battle of ...

By using surviving artifacts, eyewitness testimony, accurately reproduced uniforms, original firearms and the thorough study ...

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, British troops faced off against colonial militias in the Massachusetts ...

Starting with 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington, America will look back to its war of independence and ask where ...

Reenactors showed thousands of people the story start of the American Revolutionary War and the "shot heard round the world" on its 250th anniversary.