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On This Day, March 5: Boston Massacre sparks American Revolution
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe British fire on American colonials March 5, 1770, in an event that would later be known as the...
Michael Douglas’ ‘Franklin’ Is an Exhausting Account of a Secret Mission During the American...
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhen pondering the Revolutionary War, specific inflection points come to mind. The Boston Massacre...
Tributes to influential African Americans abound in Indianapolis. Why not visit a few?
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIndianapolis is filled with salutes to influential Black Americans. Here’s a look at some of the...
Today in History: MARCH 5, Stalin dies after long USSR reign
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn March 5, 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who’d been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people. In 1849, Zachary Taylor was inaugurated as the ...
We celebrate independence, but our republic is at risk
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress of the fledging colonies declared independence from the...
What is the Boston Tea Party and what did it do?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAmerica is today marking the 250th anniversary of one of its most defining moments in history: The Boston Tea Party. The protest on 16 December 1773 -...
Column: Ron DeSantis and the whitewashing of slavery's horrors
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis: Why is this man laughing? (John Raoux / Associated Press) With the news...
A brief history of the American Revolution
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEngraving of Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth. | Wikimedia Commons Just under a decade before skirmishes in Concord and Lexington would set off...
York County in American Revolution: Three big anniversaries. Three chances to learn
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 10 months ago(Editor’s note: This is another in a series of occasional columns on York County’s role in the...
My Turn: A look at America's energy independence this holiday
The Gaston Gazette via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIndependence Day weekend is here. Some of you may be in the throes of celebrating as this could be...
