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Two lanterns lit the steeple of a Boston church in 1775, a rallying cry that gave us a new nation. On April 18, Arizona will light that fire again.
One that people will enjoy learning about these shared stories, and perhaps even more importantly, that we will inspire that next generation of stewards of our history,” said a commemoration organizer ...
As Massachusetts prepares to commemorate 250 years since the start of the Revolutionary War, one way to learn about Boston's role is to hit the Freedom Trail. It begins at Paul Revere's home in the ...
The respected silversmith and his fellow messengers played a key role in the colonists’ first victory of the Revolutionary ...
THE NOTABLE EVENTS of Newport’s early history are documented in the 1879 book, “The History of Newport, New Hampshire, from ...
Was 1775 really the main pivot point in the fight for independence? 1760? 1607? The Founders themselves weren’t sure.
But Boston’s revolutionary ethos is far older than 1775 ... The city’s newspapers, long an engine of British patriotism, ...
Virginia & The Forging of a Nation at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture explores Virginia’s pivotal role in America’s ...
As they say on social media, inject this directly into my veins. In fact, if President Donald Trump achieves nothing besides what his friend and ally Elon Musk described in an interview with Fox News' ...
The MHS describes "1775: Rebels, Rights & Revolution" as "an immersive exhibition exploring the pivotal events and personal stories that ignited the American Revolution." Need a break? Play the USA ...
In 1765, Henry won a seat in Virginia’s colonial ... Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution.” One was Ralph Henry, who was enslaved by Patrick Henry and evidently took the famous ...