The Battle of Pákozd, a pivotal event in the Hungarian war of Independence, took place on September 29, 1848, in the Pákozd-Sukoró-Pátka triangle. This clash marked the first and most significant ...

America’s struggle for independence from Britain was supported by some highly influential thinkers in 18th-century Britain.

LEXINGTON, Mass. — Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolution began 250 years ago, with the blast of ...

Forget Lexington. Forget Bunker Hill. The first battle of the American Revolution — the one that made revolution possible, although not inevitable — was James Wolfe’s posthumous triumph on the Plains ...

PBS' six-part, 12-hour documentary lets Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt dive deep into all-too-relevant U.S. history. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic In mentioning Ken Burns‘ ...