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Rogers-Stokes on Massachusetts’s Political Unity, 29 Mar. (Boston 1775)

An interesting history-related post from Boston 1775:


On Thursday, 29 March, the North End Historical Society will present a talk by Dr. Lori Rogers-Stokes on Boston’s alliance with rural Massachusetts towns during the political crisis of 1774.

The added Customs duties that the London government had levied starting in 1767 directly affected the merchants of Boston and other ports, but had less impact on rural communities. Similarly, the farmers of Massachusetts had little interaction with the royal soldiers stationed in Boston in 1768-1770. While there were other grievances in their colonists’ dispute with London, those were probably the most irritating issues. As a result, the capital’s Whigs ...

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Friday, March 23rd, 2012 at 7:03 am
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Was George Washington a Christian? Free eBook Available Feb 28 and 29 (American Revolution and Founding Era)

An interesting history-related post from American Revolution and Founding Era:

Was George Washington a Christian? Was George Washington a Deist? Did George Washington pray? How should we understand the faith of George Washington? These questions and more are addressed in an eBook I recently wrote, which examines the faith of George Washington, the man I believe to be the greatest of our Founding Fathers and the most important leader in American history. 


If you act today (February 28) or tomorrow (February 29), you can discover the facts by getting a free copy of my short eBook Was George Washington a Christian? In order to take advantage of this offer, you ...

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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 at 3:00 am
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Military History Carnival #29 (Blog Them Out of the Stone Age)

An interesting history-related post from Blog Them Out of the Stone Age:

… is up and running at David Silbey’s blog. Check it out.

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Thursday, December 1st, 2011 at 12:51 pm
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Learning from the Forrestal fire, 29 July 1967 (Naval History Blog)

An interesting history-related post from Naval History Blog:

On 29 July 1967 an F-4 Phantom awaiting launch on the flight deck of USS Forrestal (CVA 59) accidentally fired a rocket into another parked aircraft. Several hundred gallons of jet fuel spilled onto the flight deck and ignited. The resulting fire engulfed several other aircraft and caused ordnance on those aircraft to explode. The [...]

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Thursday, July 28th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
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Constitution vs. Java, 29 December 1812 (Naval History Blog)

An interesting history-related post from Naval History Blog:

The conflict between the United States and Great Britain, known as the War of 1812, was less than three months old when the success the U.S. Navy had achieved in independent cruises and individual ships actions began to make an impact on decisions made at home and abroad. On September 9, 1812, Secretary of the [...]

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Tuesday, December 28th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
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“Part of America” 29 November 1943 (Naval History Blog)

An interesting history-related post from Naval History Blog:

“A man-of-war is the best ambassador,” wrote Oliver Cromwell, a true statement whether applied to the wooden sailing ships of his era or the modern warships of the U.S. Navy that today ply the world’s oceans.  With the majority of the Earth’s surface covered by water, the ships of our Navy in so many ways [...]

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Sunday, November 28th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
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