Forensic experts study 250-year-old bullet holes from a Revolutionary War battle in NC. Bullet holes from 250 years ago are still visible today at the House in the Horseshoe State Historic Site. They ...

An estimated 6,800 Americans were killed in action, and 17,000 more combatants died from diseases like typhus, typhoid, dysentery, and influenza. The British suffered 24,000 casualties from the war, ...

Ken Burns' latest project is an expansive documentary about the history of the American Revolution. Premiering Nov. 16 on PBS and airing over six consecutive nights, The American Revolution starts ...

LEXINGTON — Anyone who has seen the work of renowned documentarian Ken Burns knows he has a way of bringing history to life. For four decades he has captured the stories of people and places from ...

BRUSHING UP ON OUR LOCAL REVOLUTIONARY WAR HISTORY TONIGHT. THE FIRST BATTLE OF CEDAR SPRINGS TOOK PLACE BACK IN 1780, RIGHT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. AND TODAY, RE-ENACTORS RETURN TO THE BATTLEFIELD.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Legendary documentary film director Ken Burns this week said South Carolina was one of two violent ...

As one of the oldest colonies in what is now the United States, Massachusetts played a vital role in the country's early history. From the bravery of the Massachusetts Minutemen to the famous midnight ...

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on April 19 to participate in the ceremonies marking the 250th anniversary of the battles coined the 'shot heard round the ...

John Trumbull's 1818 painting, <i>Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776</i>, depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress.

Reenactors gathered at Cedar Springs Baptist church in Spartanburg County Saturday, as they portrayed the first battle of Cedar Springs. The Revolutionary War-era battle took place back in 1780, and ...