Celebrating the departure of British forces by Liz Olson A state holiday celebrated in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on March 17 each year, Evacuation Day commemorates the day British…
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(Encyclopedia) Warren, Joseph, 1741–75, political leader in the American Revolution, b. Roxbury, Mass. A Boston physician, he participated in the agitation against the Stamp Act (1765). He became a…
(Encyclopedia) James II, 1633–1701, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1685–88); second son of Charles I, brother and successor of Charles II.
James made an effort to restore himself by…
(Encyclopedia) Pitcairn, JohnPitcairn, Johnpĭtˈkârn [key], 1722–75, British royal marine officer in the American Revolution. Major Pitcairn commanded the advance guard of the British troops at…
(Encyclopedia) Putnam, Israel, 1718–90, American Revolutionary general, b. Salem (now Danvers), Mass. A farmer at Pomfret, Conn., he fought in the French and Indian Wars, seeing action at Montreal (…
television producer, political activistBorn: 7/27/1922Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut Norman Lear was the most influential television producer of the 1970s, scoring a string of hits including…
(Encyclopedia) Fengjie or FengkiehFengjieboth: fŭng-jēĕ [key], city, E Sichuan prov., China. The city is on the Chang River at the beginning of the series of gorges that extends to Yichang, Hubei…
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