The only proper name is “Operation Cyrus, we are here!”. About the Author Joel Brodsky retired after 40 years as a criminal defense lawyer in Chicago, after having done over 100 jury trials and ...

Lafayette was named one of 24 winners in the Bloomberg Philanthropies 2025-2026 Mayors Challenge, a global competition that recognizes innovative local government solutions. The city will receive ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda wants to apologize for how “Encanto” (2021), the Disney film on the magical Madrigal family, ended. He was just running out of time. “It’s April, the movie’s coming out in November, ...

On Sunday, March 8, members and prospective members of the Lafayette Society will gather to celebrate the legacy of the Marquis de Lafayette. A passionate abolitionist, patriot, human rights advocate, ...

“It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the Delegates from so many different States … should unite in forming a system of national Government…” – George Washington, Letter to the ...

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 ...

How a man born into bondage infiltrated British camps, fed them lies, and delivered the intel that turned the American […] The post The enslaved double agent who outwitted Cornwallis: James Armistead ...

Black spies used their invisibility in plain sight to carry out some of the nation’s most important war efforts. When most people think of history’s American spies, they imagine a sleuthy white man, ...

25 Historic Taverns To Visit For America 250 There’s nothing quite like dining in one of the historic taverns where the Founders once dined.

Edward Mitchell was recognized for teaching juniors about fox hunting's history and respect for the land. Mitchell has a notable lineage, with ancestors including Pocahontas, Thomas Jefferson, and ...

Seven foreign-born heroes helped win the American Revolution and shaped America’s fight for independence in ways history ...