Two hundred and fifty years ago Saturday, an angry mob of American colonists swarmed three ships moored at the docks in Boston, seized 45 tons of tea and tossed it into the harbor. The popular version ...

YORKTOWN — John Murray, the 4th Earl of Dunmore and the Virginia colony’s last royal governor, will be the focus this weekend during Yorktown’s 250th anniversary of his 1775 Virginia campaign. During ...

On December 16, 1773, American colonists stormed three British ships and hurled 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This explosive act of rebellion against unfair taxes shook the empire, ignited ...

Sunday marks 64 years since the U.S. surgeon general announced the definitive link between smoking and cancer in a landmark report.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On December 16, 1773, American colonists stormed three British ships and hurled 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This explosive act of ...