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Paul Revere Wasn’t the Only Midnight Rider Who Dashed Through the Darkness to Warn the Patriots That the British Were Coming
Revere, who was later immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem, was one of many riders who rode through the ...
The American experiment launched with the sound of gunshots
The American semiquincentennial begins now, marking the 250th anniversary of this country’s founding. Like the bicentennial ...
As America's 250th approaches, this April 19 battle pushed NJ into the Revolutionary War
See where New Jersey stood 250 years ago as the Battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolutionary War.
Clyburn asks town hall crowd to pray the US ‘will not allow itself to go the way of Germany in the 1930s’
At a town hall in South Carolina, veteran congressman Jim Clyburn emphasized that Democrats are limited in what they can do ...
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Ken Bridges: Texan Admiral Chester Nimitz led U.S. navy to WWII victory in the Pacific
In this week's Texas Minute history column, Ken Bridges looks at the life and legacy of Admiral Chester Nimitz.
March to Liberty: Paul Revere’s warning leads to victory
America celebrates its 250th anni[1]versary as a nation on July 4, 2026, the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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Listen, my children, and you shall hear what actually happened with Paul Revere
Paul Revere raced through the Massachusetts country side on horseback to warn patriot leaders that British soldiers were on ...
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"The Shot Heard Round The World:" 250 Years Later
On April 19, 1775, simmering tensions between Great Britain and her colonists erupted into warfare with the engagements at ...
Behind the lyrics of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'
It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?