The most sensational rumor going back more than a century, is that Margaret Kemble Gage, the wife of the British general, helped tip off the American Revolution.

Much about the American Revolution has been forgotten or distorted. The nation’s Founders often are either embalmed in reverence or condemned for their manifest flaws.

As the nation marks 250 years since the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which ignited the American Revolution, one mystery refuses to die. Who fired the first shot? It’s been called "the shot ...

April 2025 marks 250 years since the famous "shot heard round the world" was fired, beginning a chain of events that resulted in the establishment of a new American nation.

The birth of the American Revolution 07:48. Newsreels told the story of World War II, and the early still photography of Matthew Brady chronicled the horrors of the Civil War.

John Adams believed the American Revolution was a radical shift in the principles, opinions, and affections of the American people. Gordon Wood, a historian, emphasizes the Revolution's impact on ...

Next year, America will celebrate its semiquincentennial, or its 250th anniversary, but the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution is this year.

The Museum of the American Revolution shows how the shifting ideals of American liberty can be traced in the historic flags of militias. An early version of the Flag of the United States of America ...

The American Revolution Experience, according to the news release, launched online in its first digital-only iteration during the summer of 2022 to rapid acclaim and received a Bronze Award in ...

Trump’s American History Revolution. As the 250th anniversary of America’s independence approaches, the president is moving to put his stamp on how the nation’s story is told, ...

Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns once called the Civil War "the most important event in American history," because it's "an unbelievable guide to who we are." The Revolutionary War is ...