All posts tagged "1774"
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22.7K1MassachusettsThe 18 Patriots Condemned to Death – Who Wouldn’t Die
Shortly before the American Revolution broke out, an item appeared in a Boston newspaper identifying 18 patriots condemned to death. On Sept....
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17.3K2New HampshireHalooing, Huzzahing, Roistering and Seven Other Outlaw Christmas Celebrations
In December 1771, New Hampshire’s Executive Council and General Court decided they’d had enough of Christmas merry-making. They, along with Governor John...
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12.2K2MassachusettsPrudence Cummings Wright, Patriot Militia Commander, Captures 2 British Spies
During those confusing, intense first weeks of the American Revolution, Prudence Cummings Wright organized a ladies group — to capture Loyalist spies...
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5.8KNew England PlacesSix Courageous Heroes From New England
Not all courageous heroes receive their due on Veterans or any other day. So many sacrifices have gone unheralded, so many men...
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13.3K5MassachusettsJoseph Warren, The Patriot Who Might Have Made Us Forget George Washington
Joseph Warren, say some today, would have been the first president of the United States had he not been killed at the Battle...
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6.2K4New England PlacesThe Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Six Historic Opera Houses
Opera houses didn’t become a feature of American cities and towns until after the Civil War, though they existed before the American...
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