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    This Day in History: HMS Bolton captured
    tara
    • Apr 6
    • 2 min

    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....
    This Day in History: Timothy Bigelow, little-known hero
    tara
    • Mar 31
    • 3 min

    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...
    This Day in History: George Taylor, Signer of the Declaration
    tara
    • Mar 30
    • 2 min

    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....
    This Day in History: “Give me liberty or give me death!”
    tara
    • Mar 23
    • 2 min

    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...
    This Day in History: George Washington's victory at Boston
    tara
    • Mar 17
    • 3 min

    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...
    This Day in History: George Washington squashes a military coup
    tara
    • Mar 15
    • 3 min

    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...
    This Day in History: Elizabeth Burgin, unsung Revolutionary War heroine
    tara
    • Mar 12
    • 3 min

    This Day in History: Elizabeth Burgin, unsung 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....
    This Day in History: Wentworth Cheswell: Grandson of a slave, Elected official—Patriot!
    tara
    • Mar 8
    • 3 min

    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...
    This Day in History: The Boston Massacre
    tara
    • Mar 5
    • 3 min

    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...
    This Day in History: The American Revolution (almost) starts in Salem
    tara
    • Feb 26
    • 3 min

    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”...
    This Day in History: Seth Pomeroy, nearly forgotten Patriot
    tara
    • Feb 20
    • 3 min

    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...
    This Day in History: The Sam Adams of the South
    tara
    • Feb 16
    • 2 min

    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...
    This Day in History: John Adams on the American Revolution
    tara
    • Feb 13
    • 2 min

    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...
    This Day in History: A blizzard batters George Washington’s army
    tara
    • Feb 9
    • 2 min

    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...
    This Day in History: George Washington’s new spy ring
    tara
    • Feb 4
    • 3 min

    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....
    This Day in History: Battle of Burke County Jail
    tara
    • Jan 26
    • 2 min

    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...
    This Day in History: The Hercules of the Revolution
    tara
    • Jan 16
    • 3 min

    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...
    This Day in History: William Whipple, signer of the Declaration of Independence
    tara
    • Jan 14
    • 3 min

    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...
    This Day in History: Alexander Hamilton’s humble roots
    tara
    • Jan 11
    • 3 min

    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...
    This Day in History: Mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line
    tara
    • Jan 9
    • 3 min

    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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