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Destruction of Falmouth
Oct. 18, 1775: A British fleet bombards Falmouth (present-day Portland, Maine) to make an example of the consequences of rebellion.
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8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Grand Compromise of 1790
Episode 367
In late 1790, Congress finds itself hopelessly divided over two issues. Northerners wanted to have the new Federal government assume state debt from…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Birth of the US Navy
The Continental Congress authorizes the creation of a navy, Oct. 13, 1775.
To put this in more context, listen to Episode 75 of the American Revoluti…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Rev250-043 Raid on Bristol, RI
Faced with the need to feed the British Army at Boston, the British Navy must raid costal cities to obtain food from a hostile populous. On October …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Rhode Island and Treaty of New York
Episode 366
In May 1790, a reluctant Rhode Island succumbs to federal threats and ratifies the Constitution. The Creek Indians in the south are on the verge of …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Congress visits Cambridge
On October 4, 1774 a Congressional Committee leaves Philadelphia for Cambridge to meet with George Washington and the other Continental Generals. th…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Threshold to Valley Forge, with Sheilah Vance
In September 2025 the American Revolution Round Table hosted Sheilah Vance, author of Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Enca…
9 months ago
Gage Returns to England
General Thomas Gage receives correspondence from London on September 26, 2775, ordering to return to England and turn over command to General William…
9 months ago
State of the Union, 1790
George Washington's own words as he gives his first address on the State of the Union, January 8, 1790.
This speech is discussed in greater detail in…
9 months ago
Rev250-040 British Capture Ethan Allen
After losing his regiment, Colonel Ethan Allen attempts to raise a local force in Canada in an effort to capture Montreal. A larger loyalist force wi…
9 months ago