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On October 28, 1776, British and Hessian troops captured Chatterton Hill, forcing another American withdrawal. Follow Washington’s retreat through New York and explore how White Plains became associated with Sleepy...

A chest of tea arriving in colonial America had already passed through many hands: the people who grew and processed the leaves in China, the workers who packed them for...

Follow the Salem witch trials from the first accusations to the long effort to clear the victims’ names. With recommendations from the Salem Witch Museum team, this guide connects the...

In October 1776, Benedict Arnold’s improvised fleet faced a stronger British force on Lake Champlain. Its story spans hurried shipbuilding, a nighttime escape, and a costly retreat whose consequences extended...

One day after the collapse at Kip’s Bay, fighting in upper Manhattan gave George Washington’s discouraged army an opportunity to prove it could still stand against British regulars. The Battle...

Less than two months after Congress declared the thirteen colonies independent, George Washington faced the task of defending one of America's most important cities against a British force of unprecedented...

Tea descriptions can sometimes sound like a language of their own. A black tea is called brisk or malty. A Darjeeling has a muscatel character. A green tea tastes vegetal....

Caffeine certainly has its place, but what if you want the taste of green or black tea without the signature jolt? Of course, the answer is decaffeinated green or black...

The American Revolution had entered a new political reality by mid-July 1776.  The Continental Congress had declared the colonies free and independent states, but Britain did not recognize that change....

In July of 1776, Congress was attempting to do two things at once: break apart an empire and construct a political union in its place. The first task produced the...

This summer, countries from around the globe have gathered on fields across North America for the world’s most closely watched soccer tournament. As the United States welcomes players and spectators...

The summer of 1776 was a season poised on the edge of a knife. In Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress debated the dangerous, irreversible words of a formal declaration of...