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What Spurred the South to Join the American Revolution?
How a disagreement with a Scottish lord over westward expansion, a cache of gunpowder, and the future of enslaved labor ...
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How an American Merchant, a French Official and a Pioneering Chemist Smuggled Much-Needed Gunpowder to the Continental Army
Lavoisier had assumed control of France’s national gunpowder production. Considered the founder of the Chemical Revolution, ...
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Learn about Lafayette, the French aristocrat who fought for American independence, at library talk
The Marquis de Lafayette (Sept 6, 1757 – May 29, 1834) was a French aristocrat, military officer, politician and liberal ...
Concord Museum's Whose Revolution exhibit celebrates 250th anniversary of the American Revolution
A new exhibit at the Concord Museum in Concord, Massachusetts shows what everyday life was like in the 18th century as part ...
Revolutionary War spy James Lafayette now has his monument
The granite monument honors James Armistead Lafayette, who is believed to have been a double agent during the Revolutionary ...
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Monguagon Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution honors JROTC cadet
The Monguagon Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution awarded Cadet Major Ethan Solo the JROTC Bronze Medal March 14 at the 18th annual Titan Battalion military banquet and awards ceremony at the ...
Famed filmmaker Ken Burns debuts American Revolution documentary in Williamsburg
Because of the rich historical preservation of this community, do-director David Schmidt said, and the fact that “so much of ...
‘Shots Heard Round the World’ Review: America’s Transatlantic Revolution
The fight for American independence needed more than colonial arms. Britain’s diplomatic isolation proved a powerful weapon ...
Revolutionary War spy who was also a slave will get statue in Virginia
NEW KENT — Nearly two-and-a-half centuries after providing critical intelligence that helped the United States clinch victory ...
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Ken Burn’s Film, ‘The American Revolution,’ Previewed in Colonial Williamsburg
WILLIAMSBURG — On March 25, award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns offered the Historic Triangle a sneak peek at his newest ...
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Local groups receive funding to commemorate American Revolution's 250th anniversary
The Orange County Historical Museum will use the grant money to hold an event to celebrate the anniversary of the third ...
10-foot tall lantern lighting to pay homage to events that set off American Revolution
A 10-foot-tall lantern will be lit Sunday evening in honor of the 250th anniversary of the events that sparked the American ...