When the Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, George Washington initially struggled to muster up an army powerful enough to ...

Two days earlier Thomas Hickey, a member of the elite guard responsible for protecting George Washington, was convicted of mutiny and sedition, and on the morning of June 28, 1776, was hanged for ...

You know about the leprechauns and the Irish and the pot of gold, but did you know that St. Patrick's Day has another historical significance in America?

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at ... Thomas Paine was an admirer of Washington and spent the desperate autumn of 1776 as an aide-de-camp in the field.

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The Congressional delay in certifying George Washington’s election as president ... and emblazoned it with the words “December 26, 1776” and the proclamation “The Defender of the Mothers ...

March 17 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1762, New York City staged its first parade honoring the Roman Catholic feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It was led by Irish ...