The American Revolution is often told as a heroic story of 13 colonies rising up against a mighty empire and, with some help ...

In May, Parker reached Cape Fear, N.C., where Gen. Henry Clinton waited with thousands of troops and additional ships. They had left Boston two months earlier. The Navy and Army leaders had hoped to ...

In 1954, the USPS was looking for innovative ways to process the 54 billion items mailed. National Geographic traveled to ...

Ditch the Roman crowds for Cagliari, Sardinia’s "older than Rome" hidden gem. From pink flamingos to 5-star palazzos and medieval charm, discover why this city is the ultimate Italian escape.

As June of 1776 unfolded, Americans were moving steadily toward independence. While delegates in Philadelphia debated whether ...

In Twin Falls, Tom Wangeman portrays John Dickinson, the man behind the 'Liberty Song,' a revolutionary tune that inspired ...

One of nearly a dozen private camps that once stood on Valcour Island, Seton Camp is the only one left. Photo by Tom French. Although the Adirondacks gained notoriety from the French & Indian War, ...

At the Butrint archaeological site, in southern Albania, there is a well with almost two thousand years of history that ...

Learn about Jacksonville's Treaty Oak, a National Liberty Tree over 250 years old that was saved by public outcry in the 1930s.

Florida has long had a reputation for independence. But during the American Revolution, the land that is part of the modern-day Tampa Bay area was not fighting for freedom from Britain.