But out of it all survived the folk of New England, the folk that are the backbone of the American Nation. The story of these thirteen colonies is a good tonic and a good corrective.

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The Declaration of Independence is celebrated because it was an inflection point where the Continental Congress decided that ...

Englishmen first landed in New Hampshire to establish a fishing colony in 1623. ... New England. As one of the original 13 colonies, New Hampshire's oldest town is over 400 years old.

As one of the original 13 colonies, New Hampshire's oldest town is over 400 ... In 1623, Captain John Mason of England sent two divisions of men to establish a fishing colony at the mouth of ...

Jan. 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution, the fourth of the original 13 colonies to do so, and was admitted to the Union. In 1811, Timothy Pickering, a ...