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James Buchanan: Timeline of the life of the 15th president
James Buchanan is the only U.S. president from the Susquehanna Valley. He was born and raised in Franklin County, and he ...
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Samuel Whittemore: Indomitable patriot of the American Revolution
By Henry HoweDirector, Fort Jackson Museum CommunityOn April 19, 1775, as British Regulars retreated from Lexington and ...
Trump’s tariffs have launched global trade wars. Here’s a timeline of how we got here
Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a global trade war — all while ...
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How an American Merchant, a French Official and a Pioneering Chemist Smuggled Much-Needed Gunpowder to the Continental Army
Lavoisier had assumed control of France’s national gunpowder production. Considered the founder of the Chemical Revolution, ...
Native Americans helped spark the Revolution
As the British pushed deeper into North America, they ended up giving Indians concessions that colonists would not tolerate.
The legacy of the Revolution is still up for grabs
Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...