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Jan 12, 20243 min read
This Day in History: John Hancock
On this day in 1737, John Hancock is born. You know him best because of his extravagantly big signature on the Declaration of...
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Jan 4, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Enoch Crosby, Revolutionary War Spy
On this day in 1750, Enoch Crosby is born in Massachusetts. Crosby would go on to be a Patriot soldier, then a spy, during the American...
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Dec 22, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Greenwich Tea Party
On this day in 1774, New Jersey colonists set fire to a shipment of tea. Their action came about one year after a group of Boston...
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Dec 16, 20233 min read
This Day in History: The Boston Tea Party
On this day in 1773, a group of American colonists boards three ships in Boston Harbor and throws 46 tons of tea overboard. Yes, you...
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Dec 13, 20232 min read
This Day in History: Elijah Clarke, semi-forgotten hero
On or around this day in 1799, Elijah Clarke passes away. He’s been called an “an effective successful guerilla commander” whose...
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Dec 10, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Patriots win the Battle of Great Bridge
On this day in 1775, American militia Colonel William Woodford reports his victory at the Battle of Great Bridge in Virginia. “This was a...
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Dec 2, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Quaker Mom Helps George Washington
On this day in 1777, a Quaker woman overhears British soldiers plotting an attack on George Washington’s army. She decides to act! Lydia...
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Nov 28, 20233 min read
This Day in History: First Marine Commandant
On this day in 1775, a Philadelphia tavern owner is commissioned as commanding officer of the newly formed Marines. Samuel Nicholas...
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Nov 24, 20233 min read
This Day in History: The “Fighting Chaplain,” another forgotten Revolutionary War hero
On this day in 1781, the “Fighting Chaplain” is killed. Reverend James Caldwell had long been a thorn in the side of the British. Indeed,...
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Nov 22, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Connecticut’s Forgotten Hero
On this day in 1740, little-known Revolutionary War hero Thomas Knowlton is born. He’s been called “Connecticut’s Forgotten Hero” and a...
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Nov 21, 20233 min read
This Day in History: The (almost) forgotten Charleston Tea Party
On this day in 1774, the South Carolina Gazette reports on the so-called Charleston Tea Party. You’ve heard of the Boston Tea Party, of...
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Nov 15, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Americans defend Fort Mifflin
On this day in 1777, Americans evacuate Fort Mifflin. These brave soldiers had held out against the British for several weeks, giving...
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Nov 10, 20232 min read
This Day in History: United States Marine Corps Birthday
Happy birthday to the United States Marine Corps! On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress passed a resolution requiring that “two...
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Nov 8, 20233 min read
This Day in History: John Quincy Adams's dangerous voyage
On this day in 1779, a 12-year-old John Quincy Adams prepares to make a dangerous Atlantic crossing with his father, John Adams. “This...
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Oct 23, 20233 min read
This Day in History: The failed British attack on Fort Mifflin
On this day in 1777, the British try to drive Americans away from Fort Mifflin. They failed. Americans held their own against six British...
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Oct 23, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Edmund Pendleton, unsung hero
On this day in 1803, an unsung Revolutionary War hero passes away. This man was not inclined to support the American cause of...
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Oct 17, 20233 min read
This Day in History: British Surrender at Saratoga
On this day in 1777, British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga. It was an astounding American victory, and it changed...
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Oct 13, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Happy Birthday, U.S. Navy!
On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress passes a resolution establishing a naval force to help George Washington’s army. The...
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Oct 12, 20232 min read
This Day in History: Trumbull, “among the first of patriots”
On this day in 1710, future Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull is born. He was a Patriot who spent most of his adult life in public...
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Oct 6, 20233 min read
This Day in History: The Battle of King’s Mountain
On this day in 1780, Patriot militia win a stunning victory against a band of Loyalists at the Battle of Kings Mountain. The “memorable...
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