All posts tagged "Battle of Bunker Hill"
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9.1K2Business and LaborThe New England Town Crier, Part Ad Man, Part Comedian
Jimmy Wilson, Boston’s town crier for 50 years, was loved by the city’s children, and was once paid to go around to...
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16.8K5MassachusettsJoseph 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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44.6K1New HampshireGeorge Howe: The British General Who Might Have Changed History
William and Richard Howe are well remembered for their role in the American Revolution. But their older brother George Howe might have...
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19.7K10Arts and LeisureJohn Trumbull Gets a Few Things Wrong in His Famous Declaration of Independence Painting
Ten years after the American colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, John Trumbull traveled the country in a carriage seeking out all...
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38.0K2ConnecticutHow the Daughters of Liberty Fought for Independence
On August 14, 1768, the Daughters of Liberty cheered from windows as the Sons of Liberty paraded through Boston to commemorate their...
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11.7K3Politics and MilitaryWilliam Barton Goes From Rhode Island Hero to Vermont Deadbeat and Back
Rhode Island’s Col. William Barton seized his place in history in July of 1777 when he slipped into Middletown, R.I. He passed more...
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