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The Battle of Bunker Hill and the first martyr of the American Revolution
The American Revolution and Its Discontents." His “The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding” will be ...
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How the Battle of Bunker Hill shaped the founding of the nation
Tuesday, June 17, 2025, marks the 250th anniversary of the battle that took place just north of Boston, one that the ...
The Revolutionary War was more brutal than you probably learned in school
On the 250th anniversary of Bunker Hill, it’s worth revisiting the horrors and anxieties of the conflict that birthed America ...
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Remembering Bunker Hill: 250 Years Later
Today marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Though technically a loss, the battle was a moral victory for ...
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This Forgotten Founding Father Hoped to ‘Die Up to My Knees in Blood’ in the Fight for American Independence. He Got His Wish
Joseph Warren was a key leader of the American Revolution, mobilizing troops and managing a circle of spies. But he's mainly ...
Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 − and now, too
For all the festivities around July 4, the nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, actually depicts a ...
March to Liberty: 3 days that helped the American Revolution
Today, we mark three days in June 1775 that helped the American Revolution. At the beginning of the American Revolution, ...
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Why George Washington Integrated the Army
The commander-in-chief initially barred black soldiers from joining the ranks, but he came to understand the value—both moral ...
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When Nazis Fought With Americans - The Strangest WWII Battle Ever
In one of the most bizarre battles of World War II, U.S. soldiers, Wehrmacht troops, and an unlikely group of French VIP prisoners found themselves fighting side by side against the Waffen SS in the ...
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The Battle of Bunker Hill: 250 Years Later
Battle of Bunker Hill marked one of the most pivotal moments in the early years in the American Revolution, as thousands of militiamen stood against determined assaults by British infantry outside ...
In Oklahoma, Juneteenth highlights tribal slavery descendants’ fight for recognition and citizenship
While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal ...