American Revolution

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence, New York announced an 18-month-long exhibit dedicated to the war that gained that independence.

Award-winning author and historian Jack Kelly joins us to discuss his latest book. A tribute to the American Revolution’s 250th anniversary, “Tom Paine’s War” is a riveting exploration of our nation’s birth, and a story of the power of words.

Henry Knox was 25 years old when he led the “noble train of artillery” in the winter of 1775, moving 60 tons of cannons and armaments from the present day Adirondacks to Continental Army camps outside Boston. As the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution approaches, educators from Fort Ticonderoga, where Knox began his trek, are visiting schools throughout the Northeast to give students a chance to see the history that happened in their own backyards.

With the 250 Anniversary of the start of the American Revolution coming up next summer, some communities in Vermont are working to preserve that history through interactive exhibits. Several nonprofits in Vermont issued nearly $63,000 in grants last week to ensure those projects are viable.

In celebration of New York State History and Archives Month, this episode follows the trail of the Marquis de Lafayette, the orphaned member of one of France’s oldest and wealthiest families who became a trusted confident and military leader for George Washington during the American Revolution. 50 years later, Lafayette returned to the young United States traveled to every state in existence at the time and was greeted by huge crowds as a living symbol of the Founding Generation.

(Airs 07/11/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The federal tax and spending bill signed last week by President Trump will blow a $3 billion hole in the state budget, disabled advocates say what worries them most about coming cuts to Medicaid is what they don’t know yet, and rural hospitals in New York are brace for the impact of cuts from the so-called Big, Beautiful Bill.

Schuylerville residents celebrated the “turning point” of the American Revolution on Thursday, almost 250 years later.

Fort Ticonderoga is beginning to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with a new exhibition featuring the geographies of the war.

A Ballston Spa museum is taking guests on a journey through time in an 18th century tavern.

The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors is supporting plans for a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War with funding in the recently-approved 2024 budget.