You know about the leprechauns and the Irish and the pot of gold, but did you know that St. Patrick's Day has another ...

On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, Connecticut, burning houses and barns and destroying stores of shoes, ...

In the optimistic missive, Washington ... 1,500 British soldiers and loyalists landed on the Connecticut shore and marched 25 miles inland. Their goal was to destroy a Continental Army supply ...

A May 1777 letter from George Washington, written in Morristown ... came at a critical juncture for the Continental Army. Following a British attack on the town of Danbury, Connecticut, Washington ...

His image is chiseled into Mount Rushmore. His face adorns the dollar bill. The most recognized monument in our nation’s capital bears his name. His home is a popular tourist attraction.

Well, that didn’t take long. A letter George Washington wrote in Morristown while commanding the Continental Army sold for $150,000 within days of going on the market, according to the seller. The ...

The French nobleman put his life where his mouth was, volunteering for George Washington’s Continental Army as his country provided critical support for our war for independence from British kings.

A rare letter from George ... 1,500 British soldiers and loyalists landed on the Connecticut shore and marched 25 miles inland. Their goal was to destroy a Continental Army supply depot in Danbury ...

In GEORGE WASHINGTON’S SPECTACULAR ... By 1783, America had defeated the British, and Washington’s officers knew the army would soon be disbanded. Tired, battle-scarred and angry that they ...

George Washington, the first president of the United States, has his name written throughout the country in honor of his role in founding the nation and fighting the British in the Revolutionary War.

Hosted at the Fraunces Tavern Museum, the exhibition is a chronological, multi-year installation that tells the story of the ...