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The Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, the decisive battle in America's shocking triumph over the mighty British Empire in its War of Independence, began on this day in history, Sept. 28, 1781. The siege ...

On this day in 1781, General George Washington led 17,000 French and American troops in the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown.

Oct. 28, 1781 - nine days after the redcoats surrender at Yorktown - British General Charles Cornwallis is paroled.

The Yorktown Battlefield has been named one of the top 20 “must see” battlefields in the country by the American Battlefield Trust. The National Park Service agency — Colonial National Historical Park ...

In 2024 alone, Sharon Owen logged a whopping 2,269 hours of service as manager of the nonprofit showcase for regional artists and authors.

Pictures: The Yorktown Victory Center reopens as the new 80,000-square-foot American Revolution Museum Oct. 15-16 after a $50 million transformation of the state-owned site designed to mark the 1781 ...

The wreck of what appears to be a British ship destroyed during the siege of Yorktown in 1781 has been discovered in Virginia. Experts from JRS Explorations spotted the wreck, which is believed to be ...

American Crisis: George Washington and the Dangerous Two Years After Yorktown, 1781-1783 William M. Fowler Jr. Walker & Co., 330 pp., $27 Thomas Paine wrote a famous series of essays — begun as he ...

A 3D scanning was done by Automated Precision Inc. of Newport News of a restored English six pound ship’s canon from the 1781 Battle of Yorktown. The canon was recovered by crews in1935. This canon ...

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on September 28. Check what ...

Though it remains closed for in-person tours and programs, the Trent House Museum in Trenton will host a free virtual talk 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, on “The Art of the Historical Poster: The ...