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An Army Is Born

Technically speaking, the United States had an Army before it was a nation.

A Navy Is Born

The ragtag Continental Navy faced Britain’s unrivaled might on the high seas.

Semper Fi: 239 Years And Counting

Call ‘em what you will: Leathernecks, Jarheads or Devil Dogs, they were at the beginning.

The Boston Tea Party

With the earmarks of a grand, iconic prank, the tea in Boston Harbor made a huge splash.

Exercise Your Freedom | The Constitution Arrives

Timing of the Declaration of Independence was, er, self-evident. The Constitution, hardly.



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