Showing posts with label 1775. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1775. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

December 16, 1775: Jane Austen Is Born

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Men have Casablanca , women have Gone with the Wind . Men have The Godfather , women have The Way We Were . Men have Cheers , women have The...
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Monday, November 10, 2025

November 10, 1775: The Birth of the United States Marine Corps

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November 10, 1775, 250 years ago: The Continental Marines are founded at a meeting at the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia. The place burned down...
Monday, October 13, 2025

October 13, 1775: The Birth of the United States Navy

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October 13, 1775, 250 years ago:   Meeting in Philadelphia, at what will later be called Independence Hall, the Second Continental Congress ...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

June 17, 1775: The Battle of Bunker Hill

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Bunker Hill Monument June 17, 1775. 250 years ago: The Battle of Bunker Hill is fought, the 1st battle of the War of the American Revolutio...
Saturday, June 14, 2025

June 14, 1775: The Birth of the United States Army

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June 14, 1775, 250 years ago: Meeting in Philadelphia, at what will later be called Independence Hall, the Second Continental Congress appr...
Saturday, April 19, 2025

April 19, 1775: Paul Revere & the Battles of Lexington and Concord

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Paul Revere This coming Monday, April 21, the 6 New England States -- Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and M...
Sunday, March 23, 2025

March 23, 1775: "Give Me Liberty!" Or...

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March 23, 1775, 250 years ago: Patrick Henry, considered the finest orator (public speaker) among America's Founding Fathers, makes his...