I f seeing a musket turn a nice, ripe honeydew into fruit salad at 60 yards is your idea of fun, “Revolutionary War Weapons” ...

The role of Billy Flora, a free Black man, in this pivotal victory — and the erosion later of rights — show a paradox of the nation’s founding. Flora stayed in the Portsmouth area, operating ...

This week, the show travels back to the American Revolution to explore the science of the weapons used by all sides.

The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by German mercenaries during the American Revolution. 1637 - First use of firearms ...

On March 5, 1770, the Brits finally fought back -- with their muskets. Five Americans were ... The stage was set for the first battles of the American Revolution.

By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityOn April 19, 1775, as British Regulars retreated from Lexington and ...

Premieres Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, April 13 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. How did a ragtag army defeat the most powerful army in the world ...

Members of the General Philemon Thomas Chapter, Louisiana Society, Sons of the Revolution, held a ceremony to honor the memory of Revolutionary War patriot James Penny at his grave in ...

The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will present “Cheers! The Spirited History of Alcohol in Colonial Virginia,” a special program in the Talking History Series on Thursday evening, April 24.