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How the British ‘Southern Strategy’ ultimately cost them the Revolutionary War
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSurrender of General Burgoyne, an 1822 portrait by John Trumbull depicting John Burgoyne, a British...
Test your knowledge about July 4th with this history quiz on Independence Day
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis year’s Fourth of July quiz reviews some of the lesser-known, but hugely important generals who...
The French army and navy that saved America's bacon
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCaricature of Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur de Rochambeau (1725-1807). "Count de Rochambeau, French general of the land forces in America reviewing...
Today in History: October 17, Einstein arrives in the U.S.
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Monday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2022. There are 75 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 17, 1933, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States ...
Evidence of Revolutionary War POW camp site unearthed in Pennsylvania: 'We finally found it'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYORK, Pa. — On Monday morning, John Crawmer called Carol Tanzola and told her, “I think you should...
Relive Vermont's Revolutionary War history this weekend in Rutland County
The Burlington Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWe lost the battle, but won the war four years later, in 1781, and Hubbardton helped turn the tide in favor of the colonies fighting for independence from the British. That's the assessment ...
Local Revolutionary War veteran recognized
The Chronicle, Willimantic, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 13—COLUMBIA — Several hundred years after his military service, Revolutionary War Veteran Wadsworth Brewster is finally getting some recognition. Wadsworth Brewster lived from 1737- 1812 ...
First Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts? Some say it's this popular city in Florida
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNeed a fresh conversation starter during Thanksgiving dinner? How about this: Ask where the first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated. Was it in 1621 at Plymouth, Massachusetts, as ...
