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George Washington re-enactors cross Delaware River

George Washington re-enactors cross Delaware River By Associated Press KRON4 San Francisco December 25, 2016, 4:10 pm WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — George Washington and his troops have made their annual Christmas Day trip across the Delaware River. Picture: John…

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Fourteen Free Patriots of Color

Fourteen Free Patriots of Color By Jim Wood SAR Magazine Fall 2016, Vol. 111, No. 2 On Sept. 3, the North Carolina Society chartered its newest chapter—The Patriot Isaac Carter Chapter. This is the first chapter composed predominantly of African-American…

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Historians reach deal for Revolutionary War battlefield

Historians reach deal for Revolutionary War battlefield Associated Press Washington Times Monday, December 12, 2016 PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - Historical activists on Monday announced an agreement to save a portion of a Revolutionary War battlefield in New Jersey from development.…

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Myths of the American Revolution

Myths of the American Revolution A noted historian debunks the conventional wisdom about America's War of Independence By John Ferling Smithsonian Magazine January 2010 Britain's leaders made a miscalculation when they assumed that resistance from the colonies, as the Earl…

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Essay Winner: "Natural Rights"

The winner of the SAR Knight Essay contest was Joseph Nusbaum, a high school senior from Pensacola Catholic High School in Florida. By Joseph Nusbaum Winner, Youth Essay Contest SAR Magazine, Vol. 111 No. 1 The concept of natural rights…

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The American Spy: Winning the War from the Shadows

In the middle of a dark night, a lone rowboat crosses the Long Island Sound. The date is Sept. 12, 1776. A few weeks prior, the British army, under the command of Gen. William Howe, had successfully invaded Long Island. George Washington, in defeat, retreated to Manhattan. He was desperate to gain any bit of intelligence on the British army's next plan of attack. One young man in this boat, by the name of Nathan Hale, had volunteered to travel behind enemy lines as a spy.
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SAR Memorial Service at Congress 2016

SAR Memorial Service SAR Magazine, Vol. 111 No. 1 July 10th, 2016 Above: Garrett Lear, First Vice President and Chaplin of the Massachusetts Society. The 126th Annual Congress Memorial Service was held Sunday, July 10, at the Old South Church…

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