Archaeologists have located the site of a historic friendly-fire incident that nearly cost George Washington his life.

While soldiers from our area were mostly members of the “Overmountain Men,” Deaderick, who was born in Virginia, actually served in the Continental Army with Gen. George Washington.

Following this, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia established the Continental Army on June 14 and the next day, with John Adams’ recommendation, appointed Washington as Commander-in-Chief. Two ...

History hasn’t been too kind to third parties, independents or write-ins that seek to shake up the political scene, CNN’s Harry Enten writes. Here’s what the polls say about Musk’s plans.

On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress called for 10 companies of expert riflemen to be organized and sent to Boston to assist the militia facing the British. This was the birth of the U.S. Army.

Before there was a nation, there was the Army. The United States Army began on June 14, 1775, as the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one ...

In the early months of the American Revolution, Daniel Morgan and his soldiers raced north to join the Continental Army during the so-called Beeline March ...

NEET UG 2025 counselling schedule for round 1 is now available on the official website. Candidates can register for the counselling process from July 1, 2025 onwards.

Senate authorizers have advanced a defense policy bill that would require the Army to submit a new tactical wheeled vehicle strategy report three years early after the Army Transformation Initiative ...

Salena Zito KITTANNING — In April 1775, William Thompson, a man rarely if ever mentioned in American history books, became the first commissioned colonel in the Continental Army of a rifle battalion ...