The Marquis de Lafayette volunteered his service and assets — his heart and soul — to aid the American Revolution. The starry-eyed young Frenchman was commissioned by Congress as a major general in ...

In “Pride and Pleasure,” the biographer Amanda Vaill tells the story of these complex women with warmth, humor and insight.

Jack Keene was a driving force behind the Keeneland we know today, and while the Keene family no longer owns the racetrack, that doesn't mean it doesn't feel like home for this generation of the Keene ...

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The 'Lafayette Fellowship' will welcome 30 outstanding American master's students to France every year. The initiative aims ...

Few, if any, speeches to a foreign legislature have had the weight of history that was carried by Trump’s appearance at the ...

President Trump honors Yorktown's 244th anniversary, highlighting the Revolutionary War victory that secured American independence.

EASTON, Pa. - Easton's newest and largest residential building is officially open. The Marquis had a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon. "We're very excited to be right here in Easton. Most ...

CHAUTAUQUA—When Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Bush 43 administration considered several possible successors. One of them was the author of the ...

The insurrection was eventually put down by a private army hired by Massachusetts Governor James Bowdoin, after members of ...

Knee high by the Fourth of July.” The adage refers to a farmer’s goal for their crops if they hope to make the October ...

For the documentary filmmaker, SoHo isn’t about galleries or boutiques. With his new PBS series, “The American Revolution,” ...