The legendary exploits of privateers like John Paul Jones, who later became the “Father of the American Navy,” helped turn the tide of the American Revolution. American privateering was born ...

A guide to Boston's Irish Heritage Trail and a look at the five new stops being added along the 2.8-mile trail this summer.

As the frontman of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant was always praised for the way he brought his own personality into a rock and ...

Then and now, the definition of patriotism summons complicated feelings that speak to politics, partisanship, and how love of ...

All of the men were hiding below deck to avoid being spotted by Paul Revere’s spy network ... gone rogue and fired their weapon, the American Revolution might have begun right then and there.

Two notable vessels of radically different eras and purposes slipped quietly into St. Michaels harbor recently. One, the ...

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

The 'Paris Noir' exhibition at the Pompidou Centre brings together works by African, American, Caribbean and Afro-descendant ...

After a long Carnival season, the fun keeps going in spring in New Orleans with festivals of all sizes, concerts, comedy, ...