From farming to shipbuilding — Connecticut played an essential role in the war effort during the American Revolution. It was even nicknamed the “Provisions State” for its contributions to ...

Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns once called the Civil War "the most important event in American history," because ...

The War Office will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Connecticut Council of Safety’s first meeting, kicking off celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary. The event, set for Saturday, June 7 ...

During the American Revolutionary, Hale served in the Army. In September 1776, on a request from George Washington, Hale crossed enemy lines in New York to spy on the British. However, while on his ...

Connecticut has a deep history with the Revolutionary War. Plenty of tales detail battles and bloodshed between colonial men and their British enemies, but what about the women? WSHU’s Molly ...

Get top local Connecticut stories delivered to you every morning with the News Headlines newsletter. Fought from 1775 to 1783, the American Revolutionary War was the United States' founding ...

Much about the American Revolution has been forgotten or distorted ... and Fairfield and Norwalk in Connecticut. Britain’s German allies, the Hessians, were accused of many rapes in central ...

With the anniversary of the start of the American Revolution this spring and in the lead up to ... including all the land between the Connecticut and Hudson rivers, according to Marini. The resulting ...