Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amid the 4th of July parades, barbecues, pool parties and other get-togethers, this holiday is also a great time to get lost in a ...

April 19, 1775. On this day, “the shot heard ‘round the world” spurred the Battle of Concord, initiating the American ...

George Washington had Florida on his mind during the American Revolution ― a lot. The Father of the Nation was concerned about a British invasion coming from the South, specifically East and West ...

America’s fight for independence reverberated around the world in significant ways, which University of Maryland history professor Richard Bell explores in his engaging new book, The American ...

Ken Burns is exploring the moment that started it all. Just before Burns'The American Revolution documentary series debuts in November, the celebrated historical filmmaker will release a companion ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant embraced Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, but it was Gen. William T. Sherman and his destruction of Atlanta — and subsequent march through Georgia — that paved the ...

Author Randall Gabrielan has dug up the wild tales of bright and dark figures in his new book, "Monmouth County Revolutionary War Sites." For example, Joshua Huddy led a decidedly checkered life until ...

Editor’s note: Another in a series of occasional stories about York County in the American Revolution, part of the buildup in research and storytelling to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of ...