On June 18, 1812, the War of 1812 began as the United States Congress approved, and President James Madison signed, a declaration of war against Britain. In 1778, American forces entered Philadelphia ...

Skipping the innumerable details of Russian and French warfare at the time, we’ll stick to the core events of the war. Roughly by June 24, 1812, when the Great Army invaded the Russian Empire by ...

The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President ...

A nearly 200-year-old missing-person case has been solved by the Niagara County historian’s office. Historian Catherine L. Emerson told the County Legislature this week that she and her staff have ...

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) - Preparations are underway in Northern New York for the annual Battle of Plattsburgh commemoration.

An official celebration of a major update to River Raisin National Battlefield Park takes place this weekend in Monroe.

Children from five public schools were afforded an opportunity to explore Ferry Point Park at St George’s last week. The ...

I wanted to see old New York, the earliest New York, the Lenni Lenape land of Mannahatta (“island of many hills”), the 1624 ...

A Recent Historical Presentation on the American Flag shared by Elks Lodge precedes their upcoming participation in Santa ...

Fears of conflict loom large after the United States inserted itself into the Israel-Iran war, raising urgent questions about ...

In 1812, the French army, under Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte ... She walked 30 kilometres from Queenston to Beaver Dams to warn the British. Monuments to the War of 1812 heroine stand in the Ontario ...