Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An engraving of the surrender of British forces to George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. Michael Lee/Moment via ...

Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site marks important firsts and lasts in U.S. history, from the end of the Revolutionary War in the 1780s to the preservation of the Hasbrouck House in 1850 as ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. What really happened at the end of the ...