All posts tagged "King George III"
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6.1KPolitics and MilitaryCaptain Cook’s Endeavour, World-Famous Ship, Scuttled in Newport Harbor and Forgotten
On Feb. 3, 2022, Americans probably wondered why an argument broke out between Australian and American maritime experts over the possible discovery...
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5.2KMassachusettsHow George Washington Recruited a Whole New Army Under British Noses
George Washington had a problem he believed no one had ever encountered before. On January 1, 1776, the Continental Army would disappear...
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7.6KArts and LeisureHistory Lover’s Gift Guide: The 16 Best New History Books for the Holidays
It’s always hard to buy books for book lovers because you just don’t know if they’ve read them already. But you can’t...
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5.2KConnecticutJoseph Brant, Mohawk Leader, Goes to Dartmouth (Before It Was Dartmouth)
On Aug. 1, 1761, three teenaged Mohawk boys arrived on horseback at Moor’s Charity School in Lebanon (now Columbia), Conn. Two, Nickus...
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22.8KConnecticutThe Mysterious Moodus Noises of Connecticut
The mysterious Moodus noises in south central Connecticut for many years frightened the Puritan settlers. They weren’t alone. The Wangunk Indians had...
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12.0KMassachusettsBoston’s John Allen: The Uncool Revolutionary
John Allen was one of the first American churchmen to declare that King George III was so badly managing colonial affairs that...
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