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Irishman killed in Boston Massacre laid to rest at most visited burial site in Old Granary cemetery
An Irishman who was a victim in the Boston Massacre is buried in one of the city’s most prestigious and oldest burial grounds. Despite the fact that the Granary featured the graves of some of ...
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The Boston Massacre
In the years following the Boston Massacre, playwright Mercy Otis Warren wrote that "No previous outrage had given a general alarm, as the commotion on the fifth of March, 1770." Although the ...
‘I walked 7,500 steps on Boston’s historic Freedom Trail but made one huge mistake’
The 2.5 mile tour visits landmarks from the site of the Boston Massacre to a 300-year-old building with a surprising use.
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History professor uncovers story of Black people in the American Revolution
The history of the American Revolution is still segregated, Johnson said. If you search for photos of the American Revolution on the internet, photos of white men and women appear, but there are no ...
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On This Day, March 5: Boston Massacre sparks American Revolution
March 5 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1770, British troops killed five colonials in the so-called Boston Massacre, one of the events that led to the American Revolution. History buffs ...
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Black History Month: Attucks Theatre in Norfolk stands the test of time
The original Boston Massacre curtain still hangs above the Attucks stage. “The Boston Massacre scene shows the redcoats firing on on the five and Crispus on the curtain is dead. He’s lying on the ...
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The Boston Massacre
The bloody massacre perpetrated in King - Street Boston on March 5th, 1770, by a party of the 29th Regt. / engrav'd printed & sold by Paul Revere, Boston ; re-engraved by Sidney L. Smith.