LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — History enthusiasts have more to explore in Lexington. On Friday, the Kentucky Society of Daughters of the American Revolution toured the city to celebrate three ...
Jean Marie Joseph Bove's depiction of Lafayette returning to the U.S. The caption says, 'A great man belongs to the whole universe.' Blancheteau Collection/Cornell University Library via Wikimedia ...
This story accompanies the article about Lafayette200 events, "Marquis de Lafayette toured Lancaster 200 years ago." The opening page of the 2025 Lafayette200 Commemorative Edition book “Marquis de ...
But you knew that. Lafayette has been coming for months. The national Lafayette 200 Bicentennial project is working overtime to make certain that, in 2025, America enthusiastically honors the French ...
The 1825 banquet was laid out on a 170-foot table shaded by a canopy of British flags captured in the Battle of Lake Erie. Lafayette was moved by the accounts of the battle and viewed War of 1812 ...
Learn more about the Marquis de Lafayette, the young, wealthy French aristocrat born in 1757 who defied his own king to enter the American Revolution against Great Britain and became a trusted aide to ...
(THE CONVERSATION) America is nearing the 250th anniversary of its revolutionary birth, the Declaration of Independence. July 4, 2026, will mark a milestone – and a time for reflection. Yet as ...