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This Day in History: Andrew Jackson captured
On this day in 1781, future President Andrew Jackson is captured by the British. He was only 14 years old. His older brother Robert was...
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Apr 10, 20222 min read
This Day in History: HMS Bolton captured
On this day in 1776, a fledgling Continental Navy captures HMS Bolton. She was the second British ship to be captured in only two days....
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Apr 5, 20222 min read
This Day in History: Timothy Bigelow, little-known hero
On this day in 1790, a little-known American Patriot passes away. Timothy Bigelow was a founder of Montpelier, Vermont, a Colonel in the...
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Mar 31, 20223 min read
This Day in History: George Taylor, Signer of the Declaration
On or around this day in 1716, a signer of the Declaration of Independence was born. Or maybe his birthday wasn’t in March after all....
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Mar 29, 20222 min read
This Day in History: “Give me liberty or give me death!”
On this day in 1775, Patrick Henry gives a stirring speech. You’ve almost certainly heard of this one! Henry closed the speech with the...
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Mar 23, 20222 min read
This Day in History: George Washington's victory at Boston
On this day in 1776, the British army evacuates Boston. A bedraggled band of colonists had kept the city under siege for nearly a...
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Mar 17, 20223 min read
This Day in History: George Washington squashes a military coup
On this day in 1783, George Washington brings the so-called Newburgh Conspiracy to an end. The potential military coup had been festering...
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Mar 15, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Wentworth Cheswell: Grandson of a slave, Elected official—Patriot!
On this day in 1817, an American Patriot passes away. Wentworth Cheswell was the grandson of a slave, and yet he lived life as a free...
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Mar 8, 20223 min read
This Day in History: The Boston Massacre
On this day in 1770, the Boston Massacre occurs. Five Bostonians are killed by British soldiers. Others are wounded. Tension had been...
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Mar 5, 20223 min read
This Day in History: The Sam Adams of the South
On this day in 1724, the “Sam Adams of the South” is born. You may not know this Patriot’s full name, but you have certainly seen the...
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Feb 16, 20222 min read
This Day in History: John Adams on the American Revolution
On this day in 1818, President John Adams reflects back on the American Revolution. Was the real Revolution to be found in the battles...
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Feb 13, 20222 min read
This Day in History: A blizzard batters George Washington’s army
On this day in 1778, George Washington and his army endure an unusually bad week at Valley Forge. A snow storm had just started! The...
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Feb 8, 20222 min read
This Day in History: George Washington’s new spy ring
On this day in 1777, George Washington issues orders to Nathaniel Sackett, making him director of a new spy ring in the New York area....
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Feb 4, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Battle of Burke County Jail
On this day in 1779, a group of American patriots holds off a contingent of British soldiers at the Burke County Jail in Georgia, despite...
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Jan 26, 20222 min read
This Day in History: William Whipple, signer of the Declaration of Independence
On this day in 1730, William Whipple, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, is born in modern-day Kittery, Maine. Whipple would...
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Jan 14, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Alexander Hamilton’s humble roots
On this day in 1755, Alexander Hamilton is born. “Few figures in American history,” one of his biographers observes, “have aroused such...
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Jan 11, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line
On this day in 1781, a mutiny among General “Mad Anthony” Wayne’s soldiers comes to an end. They’d turned over two British spies who were...
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Jan 9, 20223 min read
This Day in History: George Washington's Grand Union Flag
On this day in 1776, the Grand Union Flag is hoisted by George Washington and his army. They were celebrating the birth of a new...
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Jan 1, 20222 min read
This Day in History: Benedict Arnold’s audacious attack on Quebec
On this day in 1775, the Battle of Quebec is fought. American General Richard Montgomery is killed. Benedict Arnold is wounded. Daniel...
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Dec 31, 20213 min read
This Day in History: Mum Bett fights slavery in Massachusetts
On this day in 1829, Elizabeth Freeman passes away. The woman better known as “Mum Bett” was the first woman to be declared free from...
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Dec 28, 20213 min read
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