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The Old Fox 1776-1777
The cold winter winds howled through the streets of New York, but the houses were filled with warmth, good cheer
The Final Break 1776
The fog was lifting over New York early on the morning of June 29, 1776, when a man named Daniel
A Divided Country 1776
One chilly morning in April, General Howe stepped out of his Boston headquarters and stared in amazement at a hill
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
The Boston Tea Party 1773 -1774
Due to the taxes on tea, many of the colonists began drinking coffee or cocoa, or bought tea smuggled in
The Continental Congress 1774
When Samuel Adams, his cousin John Adams and the rest of the delegates from Massachusetts arrived in Philadelphia, they found
War Begins on Lexington Green 1775
On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere quietly made his way through the dark streets of Boston to
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Hannibal Challenges Rome (217 B.C.)
Hannibal alone, would have dared embark on such a venture. Two powers confronted each other to dispute mastery of the
Slaves in the Ancient World (217 – 73 B.C.)
Slaves could be imported to Italy when and where they were needed. The demand for labour was immediate and there
The Slaves Revolt (73 B.C.)
As Rome’s armies marched victorious across the known world and her fleets patrolled the Mediterranean, hundreds and thousands of slaves
