America is nearing the 250th anniversary of its revolutionary birth, the Declaration of Independence. July 4, 2026, will mark ...

So passionate was the Marquis de Lafayette to join the fight for independence in the American colonies that — at his own expense, against the wishes of family and king, and without the knowledge ...

Two centuries after the Marquis de Lafayette bid adieu to America on his famed farewell tour, the French nobleman, Revolutionary War general and hero of liberty returned – or at ...

The Erie Canal Museum will host an event on Saturday, June 7 remembering the Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, and his 1825 visit through Upstate New York.

The Revolutionary War hero visited Erie in 1825 as part of a 13-month, 6,000-mile tour of the young United States. A June 3 dinner will commemorate the Marquis de Lafayette's visit 200 years ago.

For more than a year, the Marquis de Lafayette was received like a “rock star” in every town he visited in America during the famed Revolutionary War general’s farewell tour from France two centuries ...

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Cannon fire echoed through downtown Concord on Tuesday as lawmakers and dignitaries celebrated Lafayette Day at the State House. The day honors Marquis de Lafayette, a French ...

3 Lafayette Trail markers added in Lexington to celebrate Revolutionary War officer's influence By: Andrew Lamparski Posted 2:53 PM, May 16, 2025 and last updated 3:00 PM, May 16, 2025 ...

In 1825, on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Revolutionary War, President James Madison and Congress invited the Marquis de Lafayette to return to the United States to see what the country ...

The banks of the Ohio River were transformed into a living history lesson Monday as Louisville and Jeffersonville came together to celebrate the legacy of Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette.

A special presentation took place at the Mobile City Council today as part of a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s tour of America 50 years after the ...

This week we step back in time 200 years to the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to New Orleans. On April 10, the Cabildo will open a new exhibit, called Bienvenue Lafayette, inside the building ...