Douglas Branson, author of "Washington's Lieutenants," talked about the leadership structure of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. What was the “basic unit” of the Continental ...

Part 442 of items from the historical past of the area that impacted Franklin County. Sources: Preston Citizen, 1940-1946; ...

On a Sunday two weeks before Halloween, people flocked from across southwestern Washington to the pumpkin patch and harvest festival at Bi-Zi Farms, on the outskirts of the biggest city in this ...

It turns out, military service has been a pretty common entry on the presidential resume. Thirty-one of the 45 presidents ...

The U.S. Navy is celebrating a major milestone. It was on that date in 1775 that the Continental Congress greenlighted the first U.S. naval force. That makes Monday the Navy's 250th birthday. The ...

At the recent 2025 Oceana Air Show, Navy pilots shared stories that link the service’s airborne innovation to a 250-year tradition of courage and ...

On This Day, 21 October 1805, Britain’s greatest ever naval hero proved conclusively that Britannia rules the waves… and died in the process, writes Eliot Wilson Today, 21 October, in 1805. It is a ...

A former Navy secretary tells of how he helped shape our Navy into the fighting force it is today, and about its beginnings ...

The Continental Navy was established on October 13, 1775, with Rhode Island playing a key role in its founding. During the Cold War, the U.S. Navy rebuilt its aging fleet to counter a rapidly ...

And then a fiery, Scottish-born captain took the fight to Britain itself. John Paul Jones didn’t just harass British shipping—he invaded British soil. With a crew of rough sailors and a sloop-of-war, ...