In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the British.

The American Revolution is largely rooted in mythology, in a sense, and designed the paint the founding of the country in a noble and courageous light rather than the murderous and expansionist ...

A Palestinian-American man from Tampa was killed by settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Reuters and The Washington Post reported Saturday.

, beginning back in 1785. For history buffs, this year’s July Fourth is no ordinary one, as it’s partly a marker in the countdown to next year’s big anniversary—America’s 250th.

Filmmaker Ken Burns explains the importance of the American Revolution, telling "CBS Evening News" co-anchor and CBS News chief political analyst John Dickerson that he thinks it's "the most ...

Hundreds of people visited historic Fort Roberdeau Friday in Blair County to learn about the fort’s role in the American Revolution. The fort was built to protect a lead mining operation for the ...

David Swarat proudly displays more than 60 American flags in his yard every Fourth of July, and this year, the tradition took on a new meaning.

The man told a Bucks County judge he was trying to perform a citizen’s arrest on his father at gunpoint, and when his father tried to fight back, he lawfully shot him.

LOS ANGELES — A 22-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal shootings of longtime “American Idol” music supervisor Robin Kaye and her rock musician husband, Tom Deluca.

As the United States begins the 250th year of its existence, it is in the throes of a political, social, intellectual and cultural counterrevolution.

Dennis William Day, 66, has confessed to strangling and dumping the body of American Airlines flight attendant Rana Nofal Soluri, 47, in Tarrant County, Texas, and has been charged with murder.