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Dec 28, 20193 min read
This Day in History: The British capture of Savannah
On this day in 1778, British forces begin landing at Girardeau’s Plantation, in Georgia. They would capture Savannah from Americans the...
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Nov 30, 20193 min read
This Day in History: What happened after the British surrender—and before an official peace treaty?
On this day in 1782, a preliminary peace treaty is signed by British and American representatives. It had been more than a year since...
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Nov 22, 20193 min read
This Day in History: Anne “Mad Anne” Trotter Bailey passes away
On this day in 1825, Anne “Mad Anne” Trotter Bailey passes away in Ohio. She has been called the Heroine of the Kanawha Valley. Not a lot...
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Oct 9, 20192 min read
This Day in History: Patriots attempt to recapture Savannah
On this day in 1779, French and American forces launch an attack against the British in Savannah, Georgia. They hoped to break the hold...
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Oct 1, 20192 min read
This Day in History: Richard Stockton, signer of the Declaration
On this day in 1730, Richard Stockton is born near Princeton, New Jersey. He was the only signer of the Declaration of Independence to be...
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Sep 20, 20192 min read
This Day in History: “Mad Anthony” Wayne, the British, & the Paoli Massacre
On this day in 1777, the British launch an attack that would be known as the Paoli Massacre. Some considered the action to be...
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Aug 26, 20192 min read
This Day in History: The Massachusetts Sons of Liberty
On this day in 1765, the Sons of Liberty destroy Massachusetts Lt. Governor Thomas Hutchinson’s home. The move came mere months after the Br
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Aug 5, 20192 min read
This Day in History: The Signer who disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle
On this day in 1749, a signer of the Declaration of Independence is born in South Carolina. Thomas Lynch, Jr.’s life would come to a...
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Jul 24, 20192 min read
This Day in History: Who was the “Samuel Adams of Philadelphia”?
On this day in 1789, President George Washington accepts a letter of resignation from someone you’ve never heard of. But maybe your...
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Jul 17, 20192 min read
This Day in History: The Battle of Quinby Bridge and Shubrick’s Plantation
On this day in 1781, Americans fight the Battle of Quinby Bridge and Shubrick’s Plantation. It was a small engagement, as one historian...
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Jul 6, 20192 min read
This Day in History: Americans lose Fort Ticonderoga to the British
On this day in 1777, Americans lose Fort Ticonderoga. Only two years earlier, Patriots led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold had...
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Jun 20, 20193 min read
This Day in History: The origins of the Great Seal of the United States
On this day in 1782, the Confederation Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States. The seal was nearly 6 years in the making!...
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Jun 12, 20192 min read
This Day in History: John Adams advocates for a Continental Army
On or around this day in 1775, John Adams gives a speech before the Continental Congress, urging delegates to create a new, unified...
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Jun 6, 20193 min read
This Day in History: John Trumbull, The “Patriot-Artist of the Revolution”
On this day in 1756, the so-called “Patriot-Artist of the Revolution” is born in Connecticut. You may know of John Trumbull’s many famous...
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May 24, 20193 min read
This Day in History: The shocking capture of Anthony Burns
On this day in 1854, a fugitive slave named Anthony Burns is arrested in Boston, in compliance with the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. The...
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May 20, 20193 min read
This Day in History: The Revolutionary War Battle of Barren Hill
On this day in 1778, the Battle of Barren Hill occurs. Mere days earlier, a group of Oneida Indians had offered their assistance to...
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May 16, 20193 min read
This Day in History: North Carolinians rebel, years before the American Revolution
On this day in 1771, the Battle of Alamance is fought. The battle occurred nearly four years before the “shot heard ‘round the world” at...
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Mar 18, 20193 min read
This Day in History: The Battle of Quinton’s Bridge . . . and the Massacre at Hancock’s House
On this day in 1778, a contingent of New Jersey militia wins a victory at the Battle of Quinton’s Bridge. Well, sort of. The victory was...
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Mar 1, 20193 min read
This Day in History: The Articles of Confederation, effectively the first American Constitution
On this day in 1781, the Articles of Confederation are finally ratified by the American colonies. These Articles were effectively our...
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Feb 1, 20192 min read
This Day in History: The Battle of Cowan’s Ford & the incident at Torrence’s Tavern
On this day in 1781, Americans lose the Battle of Cowan’s Ford. They also suffer a devastating incident at nearby Torrence’s Tavern. It...
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