President Donald Trump marked the 100th anniversary of Black History Month at the White House on Wednesday, as a new lawsuit ...

Soldiers of the American Revolution: African American of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment; New England militiaman; frontier rifleman wearing a Virginia hunting shirt; French officer in a blue coat.

Massachusetts gets much of the historical glory. But Rhode Island became a center of resistance, providing brave soldiers, and offering a safe harbor.

George Washington. On Feb. 22, 1732, George was born at Popes Creek, also known as Wakefield, in what was then the colony of Virginia. Even though he lived an accomplished life and is synonymous with ...

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson died Tuesday. In a statement reported by NPR, Jackson's family said, "Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the ...

A millisecond delay in the speed of nerve impulses from the legs of a jogger can lead to a loss of balance with the potential for a severe or even fatal fall; a disturbance in the smooth interplay of ...

The Winchester merchant and land speculator was an experienced military leader from two wars. George Washington begged him to serve in the Revolution, but McDonald refused. Why?

Calling the ruling a "Presidents' Day present," she cited a conservative judge who compared the Trump administration to Orwell's "1984." ...

Historians have debunked many of the popular theories surrounding the tune's creation. Still, its legacy as a patriotic ...

George Washington looks to end its three-game skid when the Revolutionaries play Richmond. Wednesday's matchup is the first this season for the squads.

A federal judge, evoking the dystopian world of George Orwell’s novel “1984,” ordered the Trump administration on Monday to ...

A federal judge ordered the National Park Service to restore exhibits about slaves who lived at the nation’s one-time executive mansion in ...