On Jan. 24, 1776, Henry Knox, a bold, portly bookseller and former Bostonian, solved the first problem. Having seized Fort Ticonderoga, in upstate New York, he and his men dragged the garrison’s ...

You know about the leprechauns and the Irish and the pot of gold, but did you know that St. Patrick's Day has another ...

At the end of the American Revolution there were several clauses in the treaty of peace between the mother country and her ...

Besides Northern Ireland, he served in Kenya, Borneo and West Germany, and as a proud Scot he later campaigned to preserve the Union ...

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has confirmed that Sandro Tonali is fit for the trip to Premier League leaders Liverpool on Wednesday. And the Magpies could be further boosted by the return of ...

Prince William and Prince Harry remain "at war with one another" following former royal aide Jason Knauf's first television interview, royal commentator Charlotte Griffiths has suggested. Speaking ...

Described by Charles Bean as "short and dapper in figure, a vigorous, brave, upright and understanding leader of fighting men", William Birdwood ... by Lieutenant General John Monash in May 1918 and ...

The body of retired veterinarian William Howe, 63, was found tied up at his home in Worthing, West Sussex, on January 9 1990. The property had been ransacked and because Mr Howe had been falsely ...

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe said his side failed to manage the game as they were left to hold on for a 4-3 victory over visiting Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday ...