On this day in 1777, General George Washington begins marching 12,000 soldiers of his Continental Army from Whitemarsh to Valley Forge,...

On this day in 1778, John Jay, the former chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, is elected president of the Continental Congress....

Richard Montgomery lead an American force in the siege of Quebec. The Americans hoped to capture the British-occupied city and with it...

General George Washington’s battered forces manage to outsmart British General William Howe’s year-end attempt to drive the Americans...

On this day in Williamsburg, Virginia, a group of five students at the College of William and Mary gather at Raleigh’s Tavern to found a...

A force of Continental dragoons commanded by Colonel William Washington–General George Washington’s second cousin once removed–corners...

In a letter dated December 3, 1776, General George Washington writes to Congress from his headquarters in Trenton, New Jersey, to report...

Legend has it that on the night of December 2, 1777, Philadelphia housewife and nurse Lydia Darragh single-handedly saves the lives of...

General George Washington’s army settles into a second season at Morristown, New Jersey, on this day in 1779. Washington’s personal...