In 1786, only a few years after the end of the Revolutionary War, the new United States had to confront a crisis: a rebellion was brewing in the very...
Take a behind-the-scenes look at a Civil War-era “base ball” tournament and see how America’s pastime has evolved — and remained the same — over the...
Prior to the American Revolution, the issue of unjust taxation by the British was a common source of frustration that echoed throughout the colonies...
American statesman and revolutionary George Wythe was born in 1726 on his family's plantation in Chesterville near present day Hampton, Virginia. Both...