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Where are Ohio's Revolutionary War veterans buried? A new effort seeks to find out
To celebrate the country's 250th anniversary, an Ohio group is working to put all of the state's Revolutionary War veteran ...
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John Hood: Americans must wind the clock of freedom
When we commemorate the formal birthday of the United States of America, we don’t just celebrate a place, a set of ...
John Adams thought Independence Day should be celebrated on July 2. Why is it on July 4?
John Adams, for what it's worth, reportedly turned down invitation to July 4 events as he still believed it should be ...
Quincy, a city full of history, celebrates 400 years
This year, Independence Day coincided with another historic birthday: Quincy’s. It has been 400 years since English colonists ...
When Did Fireworks Become a Fourth of July Tradition?
Founding Father John Adams once wrote that American independence should be celebrated with "illuminations from one end of ...
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4 Revolutionary Destinations: Celebrating 250 Years of American Spirit
From live battle reenactments to walking in the footsteps of troops and visiting historical markers, these destinations offer ...
The Mountaineer4dOpinion
Our Revolution, and the government that followed, were radical acts
When we commemorate the formal birthday of the United States of America, we don’t just celebrate a place, a set of ...
How assassinations and war changed how the U.S. remembers its presidents
The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.
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Ohio group making Revolutionary War veteran graves easier to find
Joel Adams, Esq., has been dead for more than 200 years. After 83 years, the Revolutionary War veteran born in the mid-18th century died on June 5, 1823. His headstone is a carved sandstone slab ...