American Revolution

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the War Of Independence, began on this day. The first battles of Lexington and Concord took place between Americans and the British, and essentially jump started the great war. As poet Ralph Waldo Emerson famously said in his “Concord Hymn” piece, the battle inspired the line “shot heard […]

The War of 1812, also known as the Anglo-American War, took place in a region between Washington and much of New England between American and British forces. Like many wars during slavery times, there was rumored tales of participation from African Americans fighting alongside the clashes. In upstate New York, a researcher is turning his […]