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Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured US ship
18+ min ago (670+ words) LONDON -- Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain's National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future researchers. Then one day last May the retired insurance executive made a discovery of…...
Bill Keegan: The last medic of Patton's army on serving in western Bohemia
1+ week, 5+ day ago (895+ words) The story of American wartime medic Bill Keegan has a Czech connection. He ended his service in Europe in Rokycany and the Plze" region, where he spent several weeks that he still fondly remembers today. He is one of the…...
27 Fortresses That Were Never Successfully Conquered
13+ hour, 21+ min ago (1539+ words) By Jaycee Gudoy | Published 21 seconds ago There's something deeply human about the impulse to build a wall and dare the world to cross it. Across every continent and every century, people have carved strongholds into cliffsides, ringed them with water,…...
The British surrendered?
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (1864+ words) Why it was so surprising: Levy remembers learning at school in Britain that the American colonies had declared their Independence. But the idea that Britain had actually fought to keep those colonies " and lost " well, that was news to her....
How Cowpens Battlefield win helped Patriots to final defeat of British
10+ hour, 31+ min ago (349+ words) It's a classic underdog story " and one that many historians believe holds a key to the success of the American Revolution. The Cowpens National Battlefield, located in Cherokee County near Chesnee, is where it took place. The Battle of Cowpens…...
World War II with Tom Hanks: Quiz
9+ hour, 58+ min ago (105+ words) Put your knowledge of the most defining conflict in modern history to the test. From D-Day and Dunkirk to codebreakers, commanders and life on the home front " how much do you really know about World War II? World War II…...
The gunpowder seizure that pushed Virginia toward war
8+ hour, 32+ min ago (288+ words) The Richmond Times-Dispatch got a preview of Illumi NATION at the VMHC. At Illumi NATION, the story of the American Revolution will be projected onto the front of the museum from June 25-28. While the battles at Lexington and Concord in…...
FREDERICK COUNTY REWIND: The Marines invade Frederick
11+ hour, 59+ min ago (76+ words) The Frederick News-Post The Marine encampment near Thurmont. Marines marching along Market Street. The U. S. Marines invaded Frederick County in June 1922. On June 23, word spread that a quarter of the Marine Corps " more than 5, 000 men " would enter the county the next…...
Rare copy of Declaration of Independence found by UK National Archives in papers of captured U. S. ship
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (710+ words) LONDON " Michael Scurr has been volunteering at Britain's National Archives for the last 11 years, spending his Thursday mornings painstakingly cataloging documents for the benefit of future researchers. Then one day last May the retired insurance executive made a discovery of…...
The history behind Sullivan's March
18+ hour, 2+ min ago (1009+ words) (WBRE/WYOU) " Almost a year before Sullivan's March was underway, there was bloodshed, brutality and a battle which ignited the nearly four-month campaign against tribes of the Iroquois Nation; a British-aligned group of Native Americans dead set on fighting the…...