He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ unaccountable kind of stupidity .” But the war would change Washington’s ...

The Fourth of July has been celebrated across the nation since 1776. But when — and how — did Americans across the country ...

Watch and learn about the territorial evolution of the United States through this animated GIF and explanatory narration.

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In 1775, Britain was at its height of global power, with its colonies spread across the globe, including the American ...

Long before George Washington went down in history as an American founding father, highest-ranking military leader and the first President of the United States, he found himself forced to ...

On July 4th, 1776, delegates from thirteen of Britain's North American colonies adopted a resolution "that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states. . ." In ...