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Rev250-066 Congress Deliberates Independence
On Jan 24, 1776 Congress forms a Committee to respond to the King's speech. The King accused the colonies of seeking independence and called on Parl…
9 months, 1 week ago
Ratifying the Bill of Rights
Episode 375
In December, 1791, Virginia becomes the final state to ratify the proposed amendments, allowing ten of the twelve proposed amendments to take effect.…
9 months, 1 week ago
Arrest of John Johnson in NY - Jan 17, 1776
January 17, 1776: After John Johnson amasses a loyalist army in upstate new York, Native American alliances, the Continental army assembles an overwh…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Haitian Revolution Begins
Episode 374
The French Revolutionaries decide that liberty and equality doesn't really apply in the French colonies. The slaves in Haiti disagree.
This episode'…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Rev250-064 Common Sense
An anonymous tract hits the streets of Philadelphia on January 9, 1776. Common Sense becomes an instant success as its author Thomas Paine explains …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Rev250-063 Blockade of Boston, Interrupted
General Burgoyne writes a satirical play called Blockade of Boston to entertain the troops in Boston. During the premier, the soldiers in the audien…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Rev250-062 New Hampshire Independence Jan. 5, 1776
After the royal governor flees the colony, the people of New Hampshire send representatives to a convention in Exeter to write a new constitution fo…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
War Without Mercy - With Mark Lender
Author, Mark Edward Lender joined our Round Table on Zoom to discuss his book War Without Mercy. It looks at the brutality of the American Revolutio…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Rev250-061 Burning Norfolk Jan 1-3, 1776
The British Navy conducts a raid on Norfolk attempting to secure supplies and chase out the Continentals. The British burn the waterfront. The Cont…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Battle of Quebec Dec 31, 1775
Episode 250060
On December 31, 1775, General Richard Montgomery and Colonel Benedict Arnold lead a desperate attack against Quebec City before their army's enlistme…
9 months, 4 weeks ago