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‘Boston Harbor a Teapot Tonight’: The Revolutionary Act, 250 Years On

by Dave Kindy12/15/202312/14/2023

Four descendants remember the risks taken by their ancestors in standing up to the British in 1773 and tossing tea into Boston Harbor.

An illustration depicting the Battle of Kings Mountain late in the afternoon of October 7, 1780 from the perspective of the Loyalist camp of Maj. Patrick Ferguson atop Kings Mountain. Scene depicts the moment when organized military resistance to the surrounding attacking Patriots, led by Col. William Campbell, collapses and leads to widespread chaos and panic of Fergusonís men as hundreds of Tories try to surrender to the Patriots who are advancing on all sides of the camp and filled with revenge are altogether too fired up to halt the slaughter. 2003 oil painting by artist Archil Pichkhadze originally commissioned by the National Park Service/Harpers Ferry Center for wayside exhibits at Kings Mountain National Military Park. artist Archil Pichkhadze

This British Officer Developed a Revolutionary Rifle Whose Worth He Was Never Able to Prove in Battle

by John Miles7/7/20235/3/2023

Painting of Napoléon crossing the Alps on horse back.

Precision vs. Propaganda: Some Painters Meticulously Researched Their Masterworks—Others Not So Much

by Jon Guttman6/23/20234/26/2024

Photo of a Colonial Revival kitchen that was created in 1930 and sponsored by Oklahoma at the DAR museum.

What Does Home Mean?

by Melissa A. Winn6/6/20236/7/2023

Painting of the Battle of Bunker Hill (1776-77)

Abigail Adams Persevered Through Siege and Smallpox to Support the Revolution

by Jon Mael5/2/20232/28/2023

He Was Shot in the Face and Bayoneted by the British. But This 78-Year-Old Patriot Refused to Die.

by Claire Barrett1/19/20231/19/2023

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He Fought With Washington At The Siege Of Yorktown—And Wrote About The Experience

by Joseph Plumb Martin12/13/20223/15/2023

Washington Crossing the Delaware — A Christmas Classic

by Dana B. Shoaf12/13/202212/13/2022

Independence Hall in Philadelphia while the Continental Congress met to write the Declaration of Independence 1776. Color lithograph

How American Revolutionaries Ran This Wealthy British Loyalist Family Out of Philadelphia

by Jonathan House10/4/202210/4/2022

Crypto Bros Tried to Buy the Constitution. Here’s Why Billionaire Ken Griffin Stopped Them.

by Kirstin Fawcett8/19/20228/18/2022