For 250 years, historians have argued over who fired first at the Battle of Lexington, when Massachusetts militiamen faced British soldiers about 20 miles west of Boston.

As they marched, their path dimly lit by torches, they heard the clanging of bells, the firing of alarm guns, and drums.

But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...

The American semiquincentennial begins now, marking the 250th anniversary of this country’s founding. Like the bicentennial ...

On April 19, 1775, simmering tensions between Great Britain and her colonists erupted into warfare with the engagements at ...

Golf Digest senior writer Joel Beall’s debut book, "Playing Dirty: Rediscovering Golf's Soul in Scotland in an Age of ...

That day, 250 years ago, marked the beginning of the gun debate, in a way. It was an attempt at gun control that sparked the ...

A cannon which dates back prior to the Civil War was restored over the winter and recently returned to Legion Park in ...

Both Mostafa and 26-year-old Manahel, who also received a BBC phone, volunteered at community kitchens funded by donations from Sudanese people living elsewhere. The UN has warned of famine in the ...

The colonial victory against the British in the American Revolutionary War was far from a predetermined outcome. In addition ...