Author who researched Washington through letters and diaries says cultural ignorance of founding era is scandalous and scary.

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Discover the story of the American Revolution in just one minute! This simplified overview covers the key events, causes, and outcomes that led to America's fight for independence..

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, remember the founder who rallied the people against British and American oligarchs.

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The huge division in our country is not just political; it has grown to be personal. We look with hate toward those whose ...

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Daniel Morgan leads the British into a trap, securing a crucial victory for the Patriots. Nathanael Greene is dispatched to the South to replace the disgraced Horatio Gates. Despite being outnumbered, ...

I T MAY BE hard to imagine today, but in the 1960s and 1970s Venezuela was hailed as a model democracy. Then the oil price ...

A Revolutionary War massacre in what is now the Bronx reveals how the Stockbridge Mohicans fought for American liberty — and ...