All posts tagged "Paul Revere"
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19.0K10MassachusettsCrispus Attucks, ‘The First To Defy, The First To Die’ in the Boston Massacre
On the wintry night of March 5, 1770, a tall, angry sailor named Crispus Attucks led a resentful mob of civilians in a fight...
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9.8K15Politics and MilitaryEat Like a President – The Founding Fathers’ Guide to New England Taverns
The first five U.S. presidents, the founding fathers, were all veteran travelers in New England. And in their travels, they left behind...
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13.6K17New HampshireWhen Paul Revere Rode to New Hampshire
On Dec. 13, 1774, Paul Revere rode to Portsmouth, N.H., to warn the redcoats were coming. It was a much less famous...
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21.7K13Business and LaborThe Legend of Faneuil Hall’s Golden Grasshopper Weathervane
The truth is more interesting than the legend about the golden grasshopper perched above Faneuil Hall since 1742. The real story links...
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15.5K15Business and LaborThe Great Whoopie Pie Controversy
Did the Whoopie Pie originate in New England or Pennsylvania? New England claims the treat as its own, while Pennsylvania argues Amish...
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26.5K19MassachusettsJoseph Warren Dies a Martyr in the Battle of Bunker Hill
Dr. Joseph Warren died a martyr’s death in the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. According to British Gen. Thomas Gage...
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71.5K33Business and LaborThe Revolutionary Roots of the Fluffernutter Sandwich
You can count the fluffernutter sandwich among Paul Revere’s many descendants along with Tony award-winning actress Anne Revere and Civil War Gen. Joseph...
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11.4K12MassachusettsDeborah Sampson: Massachusetts’ Revolutionary Woman Warrior
At five-foot-seven, Deborah Sampson was tall for a girl in 1782. In fact, she was tall for a man in those times....
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6.2K9MassachusettsWilliam Tudor Falls In Love With A Loyalist
William Tudor fell in love with a loyalist. It was an awkward position for a rebel who would become the first judge...
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6.0K9Business and LaborRing Them Revere Bells
It was only by accident that Paul Revere at 57 years old got into the business of casting bells. He’d had some...
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