Charles Bettisworth was born in King George County, Va., on Nov. 23(4), 1754. He enlisted in the Continental Army when only 18 years of age, three years after the battle ...

Wikimedia Commons/John Steeple Davis Fort Ticonderoga’s Bloodless Capture Fort Ticonderoga guarded key water routes between ...

Perhaps no publication contributed more to the Colonials' drive for independence from Great Britain than Thomas Paine's ...

Deborah Leopard launched Soda City Theatre Company this year in West Columbia. The first play is "Moana Jr.," with shows slated to launch this fall.

As part of the celebration, a mother-daughter team honored the lives of people whose headstones in the church's cemetery have been lost or damaged. For Deanne and Erika Newcombe of Macedon, it’s a ...

A man wanted on multiple charges out of Lexington, Kentucky was arrested in Knoxville on Thursday after leading sheriff’s deputies on high-speed pursuit.

Don’t forget that without the sacrifices of June 17, 1775, there would be no Independence Day.

This is the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. The celebrations have begun, notably the Boston Tea ...

A free two-day event commemorating 250 years of American history will be held at Valley View Park this weekend, featuring ...

The incident happened in Flemingsburg, when a man was checking on a firework that didn’t go off when it suddenly exploded.

Renowned actor Kurt Russell spent part of his Fourth of July visiting the Arlington, Virginia, house where his eighth great-grandfather was butchered to death by British soldiers in ...