With so many spots devoted to Colonial and Revolutionary history in the Williamsburg area, what makes Yorktown Battlefield so special? For starters, it's the site of the 1781 siege and surrender ...

The Yorktown, which Japanese forces struck with torpedoes after the pivotal Battle of Midway in June ... a famous hand-painted mural of a world map depicting the ship's voyages that had been ...

On April 19 and 20, NOAA Ocean Exploration explored the final resting place of USS Yorktown, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier lost in the Battle of Midway ... preserved map. “This is the first ...

YORK — There’s a battle underway at Yorktown, but this time it doesn’t involve the Redcoats. Officials with Colonial National Historical Park announced earlier this month the completion of ...

YORKTOWN — The annual remembrance of the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, the Revolutionary battle that led to the British surrender and paved the way for the end of the war, takes place this weekend.