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Happy July 4th! Here are some interesting July 4th facts: •Independence from Britain was officially voted on and approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. The final Declaration of Independence document was revised up until July 4, when it was adopted. •Most people came to recognize July 4th as Independence Day…
The British and the French both had pretty good slices of North America prior to the French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years War). The Brits and colonists prevailed and took a lot of territory. Many Brits wanted to make a quick move to get settlers in the newly acquired regions to make sure…
In 1862, a slave named Robert Smalls was working as a pilot on a Confederate steamer named the Planter based in Charleston. The three officers were white, while the rest of the crew was composed of Smalls and six other slaves. The officers were supposed to stay onboard the ship according to regulations, but they…
[Note: This is part of a new ongoing series about lost, altered or “never were” states] In July of 1919, Massachusetts state representative James H. Brennan went to the clerk’s office and filed a bill to make Boston a state. Ironically, the main issue for Brennan was unjust taxation. He was upset that Boston was…