Andy Griffith
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Do you know why?
It is very important.
It is very important.
This is a very impotant day in History...1766
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Andy Griffith
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Do you know why?
It is very important.
It is very important.
mtb1bkr
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On this day in 1766, British forces evacuated Boston to Nova Scotia in the Revolutionary War.
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Andy Griffith
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That did happen and is important...
But I'm thinking of something to do with paper.
But I'm thinking of something to do with paper.
ParadiseRoad
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...Britain repealed the Stamp Act?...
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Andy Griffith
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Give the man a cigar!
ParadiseRoad
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...thanks for posting the subject...looking it up was my history lesson for the day...
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rewster
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Too late
Texas Star
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Two days ago was also a very important day in history...March 15. I thought of posting about it, but didn't think anyone would care.
But lets see: any guessers? Some English guy even wrote a famous play about the event, which was long before his time.
But lets see: any guessers? Some English guy even wrote a famous play about the event, which was long before his time.
feldspar13
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caesar's assasination
Andy Taylor
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"Beware the ides of March"
Boston Evacuation Day - History Lesson for some
Less a battle than a marathon staring match, Boston's occupation by the British centered around the harbor, one of the most important ports in America in 1776.
To protect it, George Washington's Continental Army had secretly fortified nearby Dorchester Heights with cannon (captured at Fort Ticonderoga - another early victory for the American side) that effectively produced a stalemate.
After an almost year-long siege, British General Howe realized his strategic blunder when Washington's men gave Howe an ultimatum — leave peacefully now, or attack and face the consequences. A humiliated Howe chose the first option, and RETREATED on March 17, 1776 with 10,000 British troops sailing out of Boston for safe harbor to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
A major early victory in the War for Independence, March 17, 1776 saw the British evacuate Boston without a shot being fired.
http://www.chiff.com/home_life...y/evacuation-day.htm
BarbC
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The original Sons of Liberty "Rebellious Stripes" flag:
The Sons of Liberty originally organized to fight the Stamp Tax and organized the Boston Tea Party. The nine alternating red and white stripes represent the original nine colonies. Later, thirteen red and white stripes were adopted as the Sons of Liberty flag.
The Sons of Liberty originally organized to fight the Stamp Tax and organized the Boston Tea Party. The nine alternating red and white stripes represent the original nine colonies. Later, thirteen red and white stripes were adopted as the Sons of Liberty flag.
