While John Adams called for a declaration of independence in the Continental Congress, a down-on-his-luck Englishman named Thomas Paine sounded the clarion call for revolution in January 1776 ...

Brown rats hitchhiked to North America in the mid-1700s, triggering a brutal war of the rats that saw ... placed around the ...

Dubious imperial records indicate that the overall casualties for British regular troops engaged in the Revolutionary War are ...

Since its official establishment, June 14, 1775 — more than a year before the Declaration of Independence — the U.S. Army has played a vital role in the growth and development of the American ...

George Washington's Mount Vernon in Virginia, Independence Hall in Pennsylvania ... to explore some of the other interesting Revolutionary War sites in Manhattan — which was occupied by the ...

They fought for their country and their freedom. The park in their honor, known as “patriotic garden,” is located before the ...

After declaring independence, America continued to fight in the Revolutionary War and officially defeated Great Britain in September 1783. Interesting 4th of July facts every American should know ...

In the pre-World War I years, Europe, specifically Germany, was becoming the focal point of support for Indian independence ...

Before Independence Day comes around ... and re-purposed as musket balls for the American army during the Revolutionary War. Interested in historical sites, like Bowling Green Park?

Following a congressional resolution in February 1824, President James Monroe invited the last surviving general of the Revolutionary ... America’s independence. The two war heroes remained ...

Not only did he serve on over one hundred committees, but his signature can be found on the Declaration of Independence. Overall the Revolutionary War had a lasting impact on the state of religion ...