On March 17, 1776, the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington forced British troops to evacuate Boston.
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With editorial contributions from Christian Blauvelt, Bill Desowitz, Kate Erbland, David Ehrlich, Jim Hemphill, Marcus Jones, Ryan Lattanzio, Chris O’Falt, Mark Peikert, Harrison Richlin, Sarah ...
A generation of kids got their first taste of freedom on the Big Wheel. It almost didn't survive the whims of corporate America.
March 15, 1825 (1900) – Harriet E. Wilson, one of the first female African-American novelist, her novel Our Nig, or Sketches ...