Results for "Revolutionary War"

Marine Corps Major General Jason Bohm talked about the origins of the Marine Corps, including strategic decisions that shaped the formation of the Continental Marines in the Revolutionary War.

Historian Kate Masur talked about the fight for African American freedom and equality, from the Revolutionary War to Reconstruction, with a focus on Black Laws in antebellum Illinois.

Author Cynthia Kierner discussed the life of Jane Spurgin during the Revolutionary War, including how her support for Continental forces divided her family, resulting in a public struggle for women's citizenship and rights that was uncommon in that era.

Author Jordan Taylor discussed how foreign news affected American politics in colonial America, plaguing …

Author Brooke Barbier discussed the life and leadership of Founding Father John Hancock. Despite his famo…

British-born author Nick Bunker, our guest this week, has written books on the Mayflower Pilgrims, the Revolutionary War, and a biography of Benjamin Franklin. ... In addition, Bunker pays close attention to the Korean War.

Actors reenacted Boston’s 1773 Meeting of the Body of the People in its original location, the Old South …

Brooklyn College professor Benjamin Carp talked about the 1776 fire that burned down much of New York City shortly after the British took the city during the Revolutionary War.

A first person interpretive performance, followed by a discussion about James Forten, a Free Black and Revolutionary War Privateer.

Colonial Williamsburg curator Erik Goldstein talked about Revolutionary War relics that were excavated by amateur historians in New York City between 1880 and 1920. The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia hosted this program as part of their conference on artifacts from the Revolutionary War.

Author Amy Zegart tracked the history of American espionage from George Washington's Revolutionary War spies to today's digital world.

Claire Bellerjeau talked about her book, Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution: The True Story of R…

Matt Atkinson has worked as a ranger at both the Gettysburg and Vicksburg national military parks. He com…

Author Eric Jay Dolin talked about how privateers, with their fleet of private vessels, were critical to …

Historian Woody Holton looked beyond the Founding Fathers and explored the role of women, Native American…

Authors discussed the experiences of women in the Revolutionary War and how the war shaped women's role in society.

Historian Iris De Rode talked about François-Jean de Chastellux, a French major general and cousin to the Marquis de Lafayette, who played a role in the Franco-American alliance during the Revolutionary War.

Mike Duncan talked about the Marquis de Lafayette and his role in the American and French Revolutions. Th…

Authorized in 1776 by the Continental Congress, the 2nd Canadian Regiment was the first national unit in …

Scott Stephenson, president of the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, talked about General George Washington's Revolutionary War tent, which is part of the museum's collections.