All posts tagged "west point"
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5.8KConnecticutBenedict Arnold’s Treason Unmasked to Washington—in Arnold’s Own House
George Washington learned about Benedict Arnold’s treason while staying at Benedict Arnold’s house near West Point. He wondered why Arnold, his best...
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8.7K3MassachusettsTimothy Leary Gets the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act Overturned
Timothy Leary found out just how screwy America’s cannabis laws were when he got busted for violating the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act....
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16.3K3New HampshireFitz John Porter Takes the Fall for the Battle of Bull Run
Tucked away in Haven Park in Portsmouth, N.H., there is an impressive equestrian statue of Fitz John Porter. He wears his Union...
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16.4KPolitics and MilitaryAmbrose Burnside, The Sideburned Civil War Commander Who Didn’t Want The Job
When Ambrose Burnside received his orders to take command of the Army of the Potomac in November of 1862, it was said...
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9.7K4MassachusettsTobias Gilmore, an African-American Soldier in the American Revolution
Tobias Gilmore, an African-American soldier in the American Revolution, left a legacy that includes a cannon left to the Town of Taunton,...
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60.7K54MassachusettsNorman Cota, Overlooked Hero of D-Day (And the Next)
Norman Cota may have been the oldest soldier to set foot on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He was certainly the baddest. His...
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