Smithsonian Magazine on MSN23h
What Spurred the South to Join the American Revolution?
How a disagreement with a Scottish lord over westward expansion, a cache of gunpowder, and the future of enslaved labor ...
For Black people, the Revolution was full of paradoxes
There were Black soldiers fighting for the British. But others went to war for the colonists — who compared their own plight ...
The things you learn making a film about the Revolution
The birth of our country may feel like a familiar story. But in making a documentary about it, we found plenty of revelations ...
WOUB Public Media3h
Key military tech in the American colonies’ fight for freedom in “Revolutionary War Weapons” on NOVA – April 9 at 9 pm
NOVA “Revolutionary War Weapons” Wednesday, April 9 at 9:00 pm In April 1775, war breaks out in Britain’s most troublesome ...
Chelsea Record20h
The City of Chelsea Officials Invite Community Members and Visitors to Explore Local Historic Governor Bellingham Cary House Museum
The City of Chelsea, in partnership with the Governor Bellingham Cary House Museum, is thrilled to announce a series of public Open Houses and exciting historical programming this spring as part of ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2h
How an American Merchant, a French Official and a Pioneering Chemist Smuggled Much-Needed Gunpowder to the Continental Army
Shortly after taking command of the Continental Army in July 1775, General George Washington ordered an accounting of the ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2h
Readers Respond to the March 2025 Issue
The January issue featured a story about the village in Sardinia where my paternal grandfather was born (“ Rites of Winter ,” ...
Little Village Magazine13hOpinion
Plain Spoken: This ever-evolving American anthem recalls Iowa’s abolitionist glory days
In keeping with tradition, one dramatic beat of the presidential inauguration in January was the Naval Academy Glee Club’s ...