Many historians have recently seen it as a tame, even disappointing affair. But in the Trump era, the old question of its ...

There’s never been another country like America. That’s not mere patriotic hyperbole for our 250th anniversary. It’s historical fact. But many of us have never really understood it. Or maybe we forgot ...

For some people, the Revolutionary War isn’t just a part of America’s past; it’s their present. You’ve probably seen these ...

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Andrew Iden, Executive Producer of Marked!: The Podcast, which examines Georgia's role in America's revolutionary period through the 2,000 roadside historical marker.

On the eve of the American Revolution, Matthias Aspden made a decision that would change the trajectory of his life. A wealthy merchant from Philadelphia, Aspden carefully prepared to leave his home ...

Historians deal in secular truths. Slavery is an appropriate explanation for the Civil War; God’s will is not. Still, some occurrences are so improbable they can make it hard to believe that we’re ...