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Who was Lord Charles Cornwallis?
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agogeneral cornwallis The name alone is a mouthful, but the fact is that without Charles Cornwallis, the American Revolution might’ve had a very different...
It’s Ratification Day! Who, what, when, where and why?
WHTM via Yahoo News· 4 months ago(WHTM) — It’s 1781 in Yorktown, Virginia, a British army under the command of Major General Charles...
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...
On This Day, Oct. 19: John DeLorean arrested in $24M cocaine scheme
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAutomaker John DeLorean and his wife, model Christine Ferrare, leave terminal Island Federal Prison...
'The proudest man of the proudest nation': Petersburg pays tribute to 18th-century British officer
The Progress-Index via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMaj. Gen. William Phillips, who led forces against Petersburg in American Revolution, is the...
D-Day anniversary event at Wilmington historic site 'unlike anything we have ever done'
Star News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFor decades, the large house at Third and Market streets in downtown Wilmington was known to locals...
Going to see ISU in Greensboro? Here's a guide on where to eat and what to do
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoISU is going to play in Greensboro, North Carolina, for March Madness. Are you going? Here's what...
You say you want a revolution? Try Bound Brook this weekend
Courier News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence just three years away, the Annual Battle of Bound Brook Living History Weekend takes on added significance. This weekend's full ...
Women, whose forefathers founded the nation, work to carry on their legacy
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMost motorists who zip along Riverside Drive between Hayden Run and West Dublin-Granville roads...
A brief history of the American Revolution
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 10 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...
