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"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
United States of America
250 Years
1776-2026
The Declaration of Independence - July 4, 1776.
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Was your ancestor from Keene or a nearby town? Here's a mention of Scammel recruiting in Keene in May 1777 in “A History of the Town of Keene” (1904) by General Simon G. Griffin.
This day in the Revolutionary War - October 19, 1781 - The British surrender to George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army at Yorktown in Virginia.
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Siege of Yorktown - Wikipedia
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Of the 2,500 No Kings gatherings across America, few were more saturated in American history—in flags and historical costumes—than the one on the Battle Green in Lexington, where the Minutemen fought another king 250 years ago. https://t.co/QmNkMyKtgF
I returned to the site of the original "No Kings" protest
A letter from Lexington's Battle Green.
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This day in the Revolutionary War - The burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) by British forces. "The attack began with a naval bombardment which included incendiary shot, followed by a landing party meant to complete the town's destruction."
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Burning of Falmouth - Wikipedia
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A song for today: "When I'm Gone," written by Phil Ochs. Click the link and PLAY IT AT 1.5 SPEED so the tempo matches the urgency of the lyrics. See you out there!
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A fence post at New York’s Bowling Green still showing the rough saw marks where, in July 1776, colonists cut off the crowns that used to adorn the tops.

Colonists also pulled down a statute of King George III that once stood where the fountain is today.
Professor and author Timothy Snyder: "The video has the thoughts about why lying about protest is harmful and why getting out in public with others is helpful." No Kings protests across the U.S. scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 2025 #AmericanHistory #USAHistory
No Kings — Freedom (video)
Why protest is patriotic
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🙂May we offer a correction? "L'état, c'est monstrueux."
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Bobby Cain, who led a group of 12 Black students in desegregating the high school in Clinton, Tennessee in 1956, has passed away at age 85.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Bobby Cain, Barrier Breaker in School Desegregation, Dies at 85
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First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Poster, "Save Freedom of Speech"
In defense of democracies around the world, President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his annual message to Congress on January 6, 1941, articulated the aims…
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