American Revolution

Gilbert Stuart's "George Washington (The Constable-Hamilton Portrait)" from 1797 is shown above.

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Don’t judge works of the past by today’s moral standards

Louis Sarkozy · July 2, 2018 4:00 am

Benedict Arnold’s ‘Villainous Perfidy’

Gordon S. Wood · June 1, 2018 10:45 am

Drawing of the Battle of Trenton, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War.

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Our military has been marching for our lives and liberties since the Revolutionary War

David Raney · March 27, 2018 9:12 pm

Remembering the Boston Massacre

Patrick J. Walsh · March 5, 2018 9:00 pm

The opportunity to retrace the steps of the Battle of Trenton comes every year just after Christmas during Patriots Week, when Ralph Siegel, a Trenton-area historian who is also a licensed Civil War battlefield guide, serves as the narrator for a 10-block walk around town. (Picture courtesy of Kevin Mooney)

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The brilliant George Washington decision that changed the tide of the American Revolution

Kevin Mooney · January 10, 2018 12:28 am

Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German monk, theologian, and church reformer and the translator of the bible into German. He is also considered to be the founder of Protestantism. He lived and worked many years in Wittenberg.

From Martin Luther to the American Revolution

Dan Hannan · November 6, 2017 5:01 am

Mutiny and Identity

James M. Banner Jr. · September 1, 2017 7:00 am

From the American Revolution to the War in Iraq. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Nine fallen American heroes to remember on Memorial Day

Philip Wegmann · May 29, 2017 12:28 pm

The American Revolution Was a Great Idea

Mark Hemingway · May 8, 2017 6:31 pm

Confab: Our Changeable Chief Executive

TWS Podcast · April 23, 2017 4:18 pm

"To increase knowledge of civics, try teaching civics." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Museum of the American Revolution opens, just in time

Quin Hillyer · April 13, 2017 5:56 pm

Washington and Honor Versus Arnold and Glory

Aram Bakshian · December 19, 2016 6:33 pm