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The Times of Israel on MSN3d
How Jewish patriots in the US Revolutionary War helped shape the First Amendment
In new book 'A Promised Land,' history professor Adam Jortner looks at the role of Jews - then just 0.1% of the population - ...
Mass. gave the U.S. its Constitution. Why it matters more than ever| Bay State Briefing
The Massachusetts Constitution was the basis for the U.S. Constitution. Here's why that matters. And here's what's at stake ...
250 years after the American Revolution, lessons for preserving democracy abound
Tomorrow will be the 250th anniversary of the “ shot heard ‘round the world ” that began the American Revolution. Next year, ...
The Telegraph on MSN2d
The Bluff Line Railroad connected parts of Madison and Jersey County
The Bluff Line Railroad was once the only land transportation from Alton to Chautauqua, Elsah and Grafton ...
New Canaan honors Paul Revere's midnight ride with 'Two Lights' displays and other community news
New Canaan residents, business owners and local leaders leaders can display two lights in windows on Friday and Saturday to ...
Opinion - Why we need a John Adams memorial in DC
John Adams and John Quincy Adams were public figures who made significant contributions to the founding and expansion of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
The War of 1812’s Forgotten Battle Cry
Two centuries ago this June, the United States made its first declaration of war, inaugurating a 32-month conflict with Britain that claimed almost as many lives as the Revolutionary War.