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Veteran Kurt Russell discovers his surprising Revolutionary War ties
On July Fourth, actor Kurt Russell visited a small museum in Massachusetts dedicated to his ancestor, who was killed by ...
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Exeter's American Independence Festival 2025: What you need to know
The festival includes Revolutionary-era military encampments, musters, and re-enactments, as well as demonstrations of ...
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Early Heroes of the War for Independence Remind That 1775 Was a Good Year for a Little Revolution
William Thompson deserves plaudits as one of many whose early service led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence ...
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1775: A Very Good Year for a Little Revolution
According to research done by the U.S. Army War College, William Thompson's commission as the colonel of the Pennsylvania ...
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On this day 246 years ago, the British army burned Fairfield
During the Revolutionary War, General William Tryon burned the town of Fairfield. A decade later, George Washington commented on the destruction.
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Hard-won lessons learned at the Battle of Hubbardton
In the early morning light in Hubbardton 249 years ago, American soldiers aimed at their British counterparts with only one goal. “They just had to keep the British from invading the rest of New ...
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On this day 246 years ago, the British army burned Fairfield during the American Revolution
On July 7, 1779, during the height of the Revolutionary War, the British army set the town of Fairfield ablaze. During the morning hours of the day, Colonial army members at a fort at Black Rock ...
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Marietta Fife and Drum Corps celebrates history
The musical sights and sounds of the American Revolution have been on display recently with the new Marietta Chapter Sons of ...
Marietta Times5d
The sound heard ‘round the world: Sons of the American Revolution Fife and Drum Corps make their music heard
The musical sights and sounds of the American Revolution have been on display recently with the new Marietta Chapter Sons of ...
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How Women in New Jersey Gained—and Lost—the Right to Vote More Than a Century Before the 19th Amendment Granted Suffrage Nationwide
Vague phrasing in the state’s Revolutionary-era Constitution enfranchised women who met specific property requirements. A ...
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DID YOU KNOW: The Liberty Bell was briefly hidden in a Pennsylvania church’s basement?
When you think of Philadelphia or freedom, the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall probably come to mind. After all, the former is now central to Pennsylvania’s license plate ...