The musket fire that rang out and broke the tension at Lexington on April 19, 1775, became the "shot heard round the world" and kicked off a revolution — The American Revolution. The famous war saw 13 ...

In August 1776, with the ink barely dry on the Declaration of Independence, the British Navy filled New York Harbor and the surrounding waters with 400 warships and 23,000 troops, establishing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The "Turtle" submarine by David Bushnell (1742-1824). ADuring American War of Independence several unsuccessful attempts made to ...

Shaped like an acorn and built for subterfuge, the Turtle was armed with a bomb and a mission. Blow up the British warship HMS Eagle in New York Harbor and pedal madly away. The Fairfield sign spinner ...