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This Day in History: The Continental Army
On or around this day in 1775, John Adams gives a speech before the Continental Congress, urging delegates to create a new, unified...
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Jun 103 min read
This Day in History: "Join, or Die"
On this day in 1754, Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette publishes a political cartoon that you might recognize. It depicted a...
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May 93 min read
This Day in History: Escapades of John Paul Jones
On this day in 1778, American naval hero John Paul Jones writes a “Chivalrous Letter” to the Countess of Selkirk. Or so it has been...
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May 83 min read
This Day in History: Happy Powder House Day!
On this day in 1775, Benedict Arnold and his company of foot guards demand the keys to the New Haven powder house. They’d heard about the...
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Apr 222 min read
This Day in History: The “Shot Heard Round the World”
On this day in 1775, the “shot heard round the world” occurs at Lexington Green! It had been mere hours since Paul Revere ended his...
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Apr 193 min read
This Day in History: Paul Revere makes his famous ride
On this day in 1775, Paul Revere makes his famous ride. I am so sorry to tell you that he did not really yell “the British are coming!”...
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Apr 183 min read
This Day in History: Mary Draper, unsung heroine
On this day in 1719, an American heroine is born. No books would ever be written about this woman. She would never receive any awards or...
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Apr 42 min read
This Day in History: Plot to kidnap King George III's Son
On this day in 1782, General George Washington approves a plot to kidnap Prince William Henry, Son of King George III. Wait a minute....
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Mar 282 min read
This Day in History: Connecticut's Valley Forge
On this day in 1779, American soldiers leave Redding, Connecticut. They had just endured a long, harsh winter encampment, as part of...
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Mar 273 min read
This Day in History: The Battle of Quinton’s Bridge
On this day in 1778, a contingent of New Jersey militia wins a victory at the Battle of Quinton’s Bridge. Well, sort of. The victory was...
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Mar 183 min read
This Day in History: Elizabeth Burgin, Revolutionary War heroine
On this day in 1776, a public notice appears in Baltimore, Maryland. It beseeches the help of “our humane ladies” in the American cause....
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Mar 123 min read
This Day in History: The American Revolution (almost) starts in Salem
On this day in 1775, the American Revolution nearly begins in Salem, Massachusetts. Did you know that the “shot heard ‘round the world”...
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Feb 263 min read
This Day in History: First Post Office
On this day in 1792, George Washington signs an act to establish a post office. You would not recognize the 1700s version of the United...
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Feb 203 min read
This Day in History: Seth Pomeroy, nearly forgotten Patriot
On this day in 1777, a nearly forgotten American Revolutionary war hero passes away. Seth Pomeroy was almost 69 years old when the first...
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Feb 203 min read
This Day in History: Nancy Hart, Revolutionary War Heroine
On this day in 1779, an unsung Revolutionary War heroine fights gallantly in the Battle of Kettle Creek! Or . . . maybe she didn’t. Nancy...
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Feb 143 min read
This Day in History: Founders against slavery
On this day in 1790, the Pennsylvania Abolition Society submits a petition to Congress. The abolitionist group had been working to end...
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Feb 123 min read
This Day in History: Gouverneur Morris, author of the Constitution’s Preamble
On this day in 1752, Gouverneur Morris, author of the Constitution’s Preamble, is born in New York. Morris was well-educated, witty,...
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Jan 312 min read
This Day in History: Kate Barry, the “heroine of Cowpens”
On this day in 1781, Americans decisively win the Battle of Cowpens. But could they have done it without Kate Barry? The young woman has...
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Jan 173 min read
This Day in History: The Hercules of the Revolution
On this day in 1831, the so-called “Hercules of the Revolution” passes away. Peter Francisco is another of those Patriots whose legacy...
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Jan 163 min read
This Day in History: Hannah White Arnett, Revolutionary War Heroine
On this day in 1733, a future Revolutionary War heroine is born. Hannah White Arnett’s story was among those that inspired the founding...
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Jan 154 min read
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