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Sep 19, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Americans win the first Battle of Saratoga
On this day in 1777, the first battle of Saratoga is fought at Freeman’s Farm. Technically, it was a British victory, but one British...
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Sep 11, 20243 min read
This Day in History: The Battle of Brandywine
On this day in 1777, George Washington’s army loses the Battle of Brandywine, yet the soldiers leave in good spirits. They’d put up a...
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Sep 6, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Submarines in the American Revolution
On this day in 1776, Americans launch the first submarine attack. They hoped to break a British blockade of New York harbor. The...
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Sep 4, 20243 min read
This Day in History: The Swamp Fox outwits Loyalists
On this day in 1780, Francis Marion wins a victory against Loyalist forces at the Battle of Blue Savannah. Marion later came to be known...
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Sep 3, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Battle of Cooch’s Bridge
On this day in 1777, the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge occurs. Some believe this battle was the first at which the Stars and Stripes were...
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Aug 29, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Washington’s miraculous escape
On this day in 1776, George Washington and his troops make a miraculous escape across the East River and into Manhattan. The British...
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Aug 22, 20243 min read
This Day in History: The British attack on Long Island
On this day in 1776, the British begin an effort against General George Washington’s troops, then stationed in Brooklyn and Manhattan....
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Aug 21, 20242 min read
This Day in History: “Bloody Ban” Tarleton
On this day in 1754, future British Lt. General Banastre Tarleton is born in Liverpool. During the American Revolution, he came to be...
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Aug 16, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Esek Hopkins, First Commander of the Continental Navy
On this day in 1776, the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy is censured. That Navy was the predecessor to the United States...
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Aug 7, 20242 min read
This Day in History: Happy Purple Heart Day!
On this day in 1782, General George Washington created a military award that would be the predecessor for the Purple Heart. Washington’s...
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Jul 26, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Benjamin Franklin, first Postmaster General
On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress creates a postal system and appoints Benjamin Franklin as the first Postmaster General....
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Jul 10, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Salem Poor, Revolutionary War hero
On this day in 1769, a slave named Salem Poor purchases his freedom. He would go on to also fight for American freedom during the...
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Jul 3, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Happy Independence Day!
On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress adopts our Declaration of Independence. It had already resolved on July 2 that “these...
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Jul 2, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Happy 2nd of July! (Or so John Adams thought.)
On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress declared America’s independence! Did you know that this vote actually occurred on July 2,...
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Jun 27, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Betsy Ross
At about this time in 1776, Betsy Ross works as a seamstress and an upholsterer. At least according to legend, she would make the first...
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Jun 26, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Battle of Monmouth
On this day in 1778, George Washington prepares to strike the British near Monmouth Court House in New Jersey. The conflict that followed...
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Jun 11, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Joseph Warren, hero of Bunker Hill
On this day in 1741, a great Patriot is born. You may know him as the man who sent Paul Revere off on his ride, but he was far more than...
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May 31, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Captain James Jack's Ride
At about this time in 1775, a Patriot begins a long horseback ride from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Philadelphia. The ride was long and...
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May 22, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Washington refuses the title of “King.” Again.
On this day in 1782, George Washington responds to a shocking suggestion. Should ex-soldiers form a new state on the frontier? And should...
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May 20, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Agrippa Hull, little-known American Patriot
On this day in 1848, Agrippa Hull passes away. He’s been called “one of the most remarkable and unnoticed African Americans of the...
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