Long before George Washington went down in history as an American founding father, highest-ranking military leader and the first President of the United States, he found himself forced to surrender ...

The 13 colonies were a group of British colonies on the East coast of North America, which then became independent after the Revolutionary War.As to be expected, settlers brought eating habits and ...

On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as ...

The Englishman’s pamphlet helped spur the 13 colonies to declare independence from Britain Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent It was Philadelphia in the winter of 1776. In the few years prior, ...

As one of the original 13 colonies, Rhode Island is home to many historic institutions of education. This does not just apply ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so, and was admitted to the Union. Advertisement In 1811 ...

Route 44's bad reputation goes all the way back to colonial eraIn the Colonial era, Connecticut had the dubious distinction of having the worst roads in the 13 original colonies.In 1768, Lord Adam Gor ...