During the American Revolution, a wealthy French teenager was willing to risk his fortune and his life for people he had never met who lived an ocean away. Why? Because of their stirring fight for ...

James Monroe’s Highland will present its quarterly Green Gathering ... Admission: $12; free for members. (540) 672-1776.

Doctor, Jacobite and Brigadier General, Hugh Mercer was a great friend of George Washington. He fought the English and ...

A feverish sense of anticipation greeted the announcement that Donald Trump had authorised the declassification of thousands ...

Universities have long been the backbone of intellectual progress, dating back to ancient institutions like Nalanda and the Academy of Athens. The medieval era saw the rise of structured higher ...

It tells us of the 20-30 enslaved Africans who in late August 1619 landed at Point Comfort, today’s Fort Monroe in Hampton ... Sojourner Truth, James Derham, John S. Rock and others during ...

Westport Country Playhouse will stage the romantic comedy, “Theatre People,” from March 25 through April 12. Filled with romance, misunderstandings, and surprises, the plot focuses on a married ...

JournalAn Exhibit called “The Life and Legacy of the Marquis de Lafayette” will be on display at the Selma-Dallas County Public Library” from March 18-28.Lafayette was the French hero of the American ...

However, despite several defeats, and the loss of New York (former New Amsterdam) in September 1776, Washington hung ... the administration of President James Monroe. The next (second) phase ...