The Noble Train: How a Boston Bookseller Saved the Revolution In the winter of 1776, Henry Knox delivered 60 tons of artillery rhat Forced the British from Boston.
Supporters Press for a DC Memorial to Thomas Paine, Whose Writings Helped Fuel the Revolutionary War Jan. 10, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of Paine's “Common Sense.”
The Continental Army’s Medical Crisis: Benjamin Rush’s Whistleblowing in 1778 Benjamin Rush exposed severe mismanagement in Revolutionary War military hospitals, documenting supply abuses, high mortality...
Ken Burns’ The American Revolution: 10 Big Takeaways From the Directors (Exclusive) Ken Burns’ new PBS docuseries The American Revolution is a six-part, 12-hour series that puts troops, camp followers, and...
How Hollywood Has Rewritten the American Revolution: A Century of Film & TV Portrayals We take a look at how Hollywood has depicted the American Revolution over the last 100+ years, from silent films to HBO's...
How Ken Burns’ Revolutionary War Series Reveals the War Within Ken Burns’ new PBS series, The American Revolution, reframes the founding war as a brutal, chaotic conflict fought on...
Disguised as a Man, She Fought in the Revolutionary War and Later for Recognition as a Veteran Deborah Sampson covered her chest with a tight piece of cloth, adopted a man's name and enlisted in the Continental Army's...
When America Took the Fight to Britain: The Only U.S. Attack on British Soil During the Revolutionary War John Paul Jones didn’t just harass British shipping—he invaded British soil. With a crew of rough sailors and a sloop-of-war...
Science and Local Sleuthing Identify a 250-Year-Old Shipwreck on a Scottish Island Researchers announced Wednesday that the vessel is very likely the Earl of Chatham, an 18th-century warship that saw action...
The US Commemorates 250th Anniversary of the 'Great American Battle,' the Battle of Bunker Hill Bunker Hill was an early showcase for two long-running themes in American history — improvisation and how an inspired band of...
This Navy Dentist Engraved 'Remember Pearl Harbor' on Hideki Tojo's Dentures For roughly three months in 1946 and 1947, the man who approved the attack on Pearl Harbor walked around Sugamo Prison with...
Black History Month Turns 100 Black History Month highlights Black servicemembers whose courage shaped the military despite segregation and discrimination.
DoW Christian Service Draws Dozens of Complaints from Members, Contractors One contractor told Military.com that the email invite was "stark, depressing, almost threatening."
The Youngest American Killed in Vietnam Enlisted in the Marines at 14 PFC Dan Bullock became the youngest American service member killed in the Vietnam War after forging his birth certificate to...
Why You Didn’t Get the Job: Understanding How Companies Hire In today’s turbulent, unpredictable and frustrating hiring market, job-seekers are seemingly doing everything right and...
