At 4 in the afternoon set off from Ticonderoga with Coll’o Clinton, Cap’t Nicholson, Billings & Johnson & 165 men ...

RALEIGH — It was 250 years ago this week that North Carolinians fought in their first formal battle for American independence. But they didn’t fight it in North Carolina — and they didn’t fight ...

The Grave. It was a moving sight, a solitary gravestone near a hiking trail. The Inscription: “Wm Flood. Morgan’s Va.

On Nov. 11, 1813, what was arguably the most strategically significant battle of the War of 1812-14 was fought at Crysler's ...

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Our royal governor also issues an extraordinary proclamation to offer freedom to slaves if they fight with the British.

Today in History for Nov. 10: In 1483, Martin Luther, the Augustinian monk who became the founder and leader of the German Reformation, was born in Eisleben, Saxony. In 1775, the U.S. Marines were ...

Many people were watching, when the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday in the final game of the 2025 World Series. It took the Dodgers 11 innings to do it, but they finally ...

So early as 1775, . . . it was determined to attempt the reduction of Canada, and its annexation to the general Confederacy. For this purpose a body of troops under the command of General Montgomery, ...

As the nation prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, Gloucester once again ...

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