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Fort Ligonier to host 'immersive' history event on George Washington's 'brush with death'

This past Wednesday marked the anniversary of an event, from 267 years ago, that could have drastically altered the course of ...

Ken Burns and his team set their eyes on the Holy Grail of U.S. history: The American Revolution

The directors and writer of the six-part docuseries say the revolution is 'wrapped in a lot of mythology and nostalgia,' ...

‘The American Revolution’ presents a fresh picture of America’s complex founding

Ken Burns, with co-directors Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, gives us an in-depth look at the war for independence that ...

Ken Burns and Lin-Manuel Miranda offer history lesson to NYC students at Trinity Church

Hundreds of New York City high school students gathered at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan for a lesson led by filmmaker ...

Newport Historical Society’s Revolutionary War exhibit challenges visitors to take a stand

A historic trail traces the story of the American Revolution in Newport, R.I. “This is where the French arrived,” the administrator of The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route says. “And if it ...

The history and origins of Florida's county names, from Pinellas to Washington

St. Lucie (1844): Spanish explorer Pedro Menéndez de Avilés established the Santa Lucia settlement, at either St. Lucie Inlet or Jupiter Inlet, on Dec. 13, 1565, the feast day of Santa Lucia.
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Margaret Hutton on the Forgotten History of D.C. That Inspired Her Debut Novel

Set during World War II in a Washington absent of men, If You Leave charts the lives of two women living autonomously for the ...

A hard shot, stiff stick and no TV: Tales of Hall of Famer Zdeno Chara’s time with Senators

The mountainous Slovakian defenseman spent four seasons with Ottawa and left an indelible mark on the franchise and his ...
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Lesson Plan: 1864 Civil War Attack on Washington, D.C.

Author Robert Watson provided a short overview about the Civil War during the summer of 1864 and the near invasion of Washington, D.C., by Confederate forces. The National Civil War Museum in ...