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 42 by 12-foot mural displays a world map that tracks the ... In May 1942, the Yorktown was severely damaged by Japanese aircraft in the Battle of the Coral Sea, after which it sailed back ...

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 ...

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.