During the American Revolution, women across the Thirteen Colonies took on a range of nontraditional roles. Some assumed ...

As a young man in 1751, George Washington visited the Caribbean island of Barbados, contracting smallpox. Washington was lucky; after months of fever, chills, ...

George Washington had a problem in the winter of 1777. Smallpox was devastating the already undermanned Continental Army, and ...

Reenactors in 18th-century military coats and tricorn hats filled the pews of one of the nation’s oldest Catholic Churches on ...

There was never any doubt that America in 2026 would commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Revolution. The surprise is that the Trump administration has chosen to do so by playing the role of ...

Inoculation effectively eliminated smallpox as a threat to American troops, ending outbreaks that had removed large numbers ...

Much has been made of the wealth transfer from India to Britain during colonial rule. Less discussed is the underinvestment ...

Mau Mau veterans seek justice and recognition as Kenya faces a pivotal moment in re-evaluating its military ties with the UK ...