Blame the Patriots more than the cunning Dunmore. Norfolk native Andrew Lawler’s latest book is a lively gathering of ...

You know about the leprechauns and the Irish and the pot of gold, but did you know that St. Patrick's Day has another historical significance in America?

With “Rebellion 1776,” Anderson returns once again to the Revolutionary War era. Set in Boston, the story begins toward the ...

When the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, George Washington initially struggled to muster up an army powerful enough to fight back against the British. In 1776, he had been forced to retreat ...

On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at ... Thomas Paine was an admirer of Washington and spent the desperate autumn of 1776 as an aide-de-camp in the field.