All posts tagged "continental congress"
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19.1K6MassachusettsBefore Old Glory, There Was the Taunton Flag
The people of Taunton, Mass., celebrate the Taunton Flag with a friendly festival on their green every October. But when first raised...
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15.5K8ConnecticutThe Railroading of Silas Deane, or How To Destroy a Patriot’s Reputation for 225 Years
Early in the American Revolution, Silas Deane worked without salary and spent much of his own money persuading the French to send...
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16.8K32MassachusettsSam Adams Walked Into a Tavern and Started a Revolution
Sam Adams was a devout Puritan who brought his religious convictions to the fight for American liberty. That did not mean he...
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5.0K4MassachusettsIndependence Day, 1776: John Adams Gets the Date Wrong
John Adams famously predicted the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence would be cause for great celebration, but he...
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6.3K3MassachusettsGeorge Washington Leaves Philadelphia With Some Serious Misgivings
George Washington departed Philadelphia on June 23, 1775, to take command of the Continental Army troops in Cambridge, Mass. As he leaves...
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15.3K7MassachusettsBaron von Steuben Shows the Army a Bayonet Is Not a Grilling Tool
An impoverished Prussian nobleman named Baron Friedrich von Steuben showed up in Valley Forge on Feb. 23, 1778, and taught the Continental...
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