From the Revolutionary War to Iraq, The Music & Books That Shaped American Troops From “Yankee Doodle” to iPod playlists, here’s what American troops read and listened to in every war — and how culture...
The Noble Train: How a Boston Bookseller Saved the Revolution In the winter of 1776, Henry Knox delivered 60 tons of artillery rhat Forced the British from Boston.
Supporters Press for a DC Memorial to Thomas Paine, Whose Writings Helped Fuel the Revolutionary War Jan. 10, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of Paine's “Common Sense.”
The Continental Army’s Medical Crisis: Benjamin Rush’s Whistleblowing in 1778 Benjamin Rush exposed severe mismanagement in Revolutionary War military hospitals, documenting supply abuses, high mortality...
Ken Burns’ The American Revolution: 10 Big Takeaways From the Directors (Exclusive) Ken Burns’ new PBS docuseries The American Revolution is a six-part, 12-hour series that puts troops, camp followers, and...
How Hollywood Has Rewritten the American Revolution: A Century of Film & TV Portrayals We take a look at how Hollywood has depicted the American Revolution over the last 100+ years, from silent films to HBO's...
How Ken Burns’ Revolutionary War Series Reveals the War Within Ken Burns’ new PBS series, The American Revolution, reframes the founding war as a brutal, chaotic conflict fought on...
Disguised as a Man, She Fought in the Revolutionary War and Later for Recognition as a Veteran Deborah Sampson covered her chest with a tight piece of cloth, adopted a man's name and enlisted in the Continental Army's...
When America Took the Fight to Britain: The Only U.S. Attack on British Soil During the Revolutionary War John Paul Jones didn’t just harass British shipping—he invaded British soil. With a crew of rough sailors and a sloop-of-war...
Science and Local Sleuthing Identify a 250-Year-Old Shipwreck on a Scottish Island Researchers announced Wednesday that the vessel is very likely the Earl of Chatham, an 18th-century warship that saw action...
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
From Iraq to Iran: How Congress Handed Over War Powers to the Presidency The 9/11 attacks were a sea change in U.S. foreign policy and diminished congressional authority, with partisanship on...
Left Face Down in the Mud: How an Air Force Veteran, Amputee Found Hope A life-changing injury and having to raise three kids alone made Jason Morgan more resolute in the long run.
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
SNL Mocks Iran Conflict as Pete Hegseth Calls It a ‘Situationship’ “This isn’t a war, it’s a situationship.” SNL skewers tensions with Iran in a wild press briefing sketch starring Colin Jost...
