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May 5, 20222 min read
This Day in History: Origins of the National Day of Prayer
On this day in 1988, President Ronald Reagan signs a law designating the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer. Of course,...
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May 3, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Isaiah Thomas, “most wanted” by the British
On this day in 1775, the first newspaper account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord appears. The printer was a Patriot that you’ve...
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May 1, 20223 min read
This Day in History: The Battle of Crooked Billet
On this day in 1778, American militia are handily defeated at the Battle of Crooked Billet. It was the latest in a string of disasters...
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Apr 27, 20223 min read
This Day in History: The British hire Hessians to fight American colonists
On this day in 1776, Lord George Germain informs British General William Howe that Hessian troops are on their way to America. What are...
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Apr 22, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Raid on Danbury, Connecticut
On this day in 1777, a British force under Major General William Tryon heads toward Connecticut. Its goal? Raid the military supplies in...
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Apr 13, 20223 min read
This Day in History: James Rivington, Patriot Spy or Loyalist?
On this day in 1775, a mob hangs James Rivington in effigy. A few weeks later, they attacked his home and office. But were they insulting...
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Apr 10, 20222 min read
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 5, 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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Mar 31, 20223 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 29, 20222 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 23, 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 17, 20223 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 15, 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 8, 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 5, 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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Feb 16, 20222 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 13, 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 8, 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 4, 20223 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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Jan 26, 20222 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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