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National Revolutionary War

America’s war effort on Memorial Day—a lesson from Stephen Girard

  • Stephen Girard
  • May 27, 2012
Resting in the heart of Philadelphia is a forty three acre academic institution known as Girard College. Very few Americans know about Girard...
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James Armistead went from slave, to spy, to Revolutionary War hero

1760 Virginia was the birthplace of a very effective spy during the American Revolution. James Armistead, born a slave on William Armistead’s...
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Exploring African American patriots of the Revolutionary War

When Karen Batchelor became the first African American member of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1977, she did so under the military...
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This day in American history: July 4th

On July 4th, 1776, America declared her independence from Great Britain. The American colonists had their God given embers of liberty stoked by...
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Folding the US flag holds special meanings

More than likely, each of us at one time or another in our lives - be it Scouts, the military, a Memorial Day celebration, veteran's funeralor...
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Mysterious stone tablet found in old church cemetery

An engraved, granite tablet has been found in the 230 year old hallowed ground of St. Paul’s Church in Augusta, GA. Its meaning defies...
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Tea Party darling Bachmann plays the victim, complains of media bias

Tuesday Tea Party darling Rep. Michelle Bachmann complained of media bias in the coverage of a glaring blunder she made last weekend concerning...
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The Military Channel's top ten Revolutionary War facts

Here is the Military Channel's list of top ten Revolutionary War factsThe Battle of Bunker Hill Wasn't Fought at Bunker HillThey fought The...
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Thaddeus Russell: Things they didn't teach you in American History class

Thaddeus Russel, author of “A Renegade History of the United States” and a history professor at Occidental College in California, was...
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George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy

The Revolutionary War concluded on the battlefield in 1781. However, the continental army remained in the field while France and England continued...
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