All posts tagged "American Revolution"
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14.6K16MassachusettsJohn Adams Wishes Thomas Jefferson ‘Many Happy New Years’
On New Year’s Day 1812, former president John Adams picked up his quill pen at his home in Quincy, Mass., and wrote...
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8.2K13Business and LaborThe First Lady of Connecticut Newspapers, Hannah Bunce Watson
As if caring for five children under the age of seven wasn’t enough for the newly-widowed Hannah Bunce Watson, American revolutionaries needed...
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19.8K16MassachusettsThe Red, Black and White Men of Glover’s Regiment Take Washington Across the Delaware
John Glover’s Regiment of Marbleheaders accomplished an amazing feat on the night of Dec. 25, 1776. They ferried 2,400 men, plus horses and artillery,...
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8.6K10MassachusettsTrade, Taxes, Monopolies and Tea: A Revolutionary Brew
On every December 16th, it’s hard not to turn your mind back to the year 1773 when the most famous protest of...
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17.6K7Religion and Social MovementsDid Vampires Really Stalk New England Farm Families?
New England farmers in the 19th century fell prey to the belief that vampires stalked their families. They thought the dead rose...
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17.9K3IrregularsA Spy for a Spy: John Andre Hanged
On Oct. 2, 1780, British intelligence officer John Andre met his awful fate with courage, much as his American counterpart Nathan Hale...
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