The Continental Army, created in June of 1775, had warily welcomed its new leader, George Washington, without much fuss. A ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A symbolic moment in the early months of our new nation on this day in history. It was on July 28, ...

Thomas Paine published "Common Sense" on this day in history, Jan. 10, 1776. He savaged monarchies, inspired the colonies to rebellion and sold the equivalent of 66 million copies today.

Nearly 10,000 British troops with loyalists in tow fled Boston in disgrace on this day in history, March 17, 1776. It is celebrated as Evacuation Day in Boston, Massachusetts.

In May 1776, British warships and soldiers arrived in a nearly overwhelming show of force. Soon, British Commodore Peter Parker ordered nine of his ship captains to fire their 260 cannons on the ...

A narrative of the objects and proceedings of Silas Deane, as commissioner of the United Colonies to France; made to the British government in 1776, by Edward Bancroft. Ed. by Paul Leicester Ford ...

It was the winter of 1776. With the War of Independence failing, Gen. George Washington and his army had low morale and few new recruits. Washington’s campaign in New York had not gone well. On ...