Posts By Dan_nehs
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4.8KMaineThe Wiscasset Incident Sets Off Maine’s Indian Wars of 1750
The Wiscasset Incident occurred on December 2, 1749. That day gun shots rang out in the woods of Wiscasset, Maine. Sailors from...
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4.1KMassachusettsStephen Higginson Tells Fish Stories To Parliament In 1771 and Gets Arrested For It
In 1771, the British government desperately needed to know how American colonists felt about fishing policies. Stephen Higginson filled them in, and...
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4.2KReligion and Social MovementsThe Sentinelle Affair: Keeping The French in Franco American
In 1919, the Federation of Canadian Catholic Churches in America decided to tackle the need for better schools. Catholic parish schools adequately...
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4.7KConnecticutConnecticut General Samuel Parsons – American Hero or British Spy
Samuel Parsons, to all outward appearances, served as a loyal general on the American side in the Revolutionary War – until the...
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5.7KMassachusettsJudah Touro – The Savior of the Bunker Hill Monument
The Bunker Hill Monument that overlooks Charlestown, Mass. was only built because Judah Touro, a somewhat reclusive New Orleans merchant, stepped in...
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8.9KCrime and ScandalThe Worst Train Wreck in New Hampshire History – The 1907 Canaan Disaster
The worst train wreck in New Hampshire history started in the predawn hours of September 15, 1907. The Quebec Express gently pulled...
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