Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marquis de Lafayette was part French nobleman, part American patriot. (Wikimedia Commons) As the United States approaches the ...

Two hundred years ago this month, the American nation, then nearing its 50th birthday, saw the conclusion of an extraordinary moment in its young life: the yearlong national tour of Gen. Lafayette, ...

The Marquis de Lafayette is a celebrated political and military figure of the revolutionary era, spearheading pivotal moments in both the United States and France. He is dubbed “The Hero of Two Worlds ...

In celebration of New York State History and Archives Month, this episode follows the trail of the Marquis de Lafayette, the orphaned member of one of France’s oldest and wealthiest families who ...