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Too Tall Bob

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1775  on this day the American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts. The "Shot Heard Round the World" took place in Concord later that day

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Boston had a better Press Corps, else the raid at Fort William and Mary the previous December might have gotten credit for being the beginning of the Revolution...

 

Fort William and Mary was a colonial fortification in Britain's worldwide system of defenses, manned by soldiers of the Province of New Hampshire who reported directly to the royal governor. The fort, originally known as "The Castle", was situated on the island of New Castle, New Hampshire, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River estuary. It was renamed Fort William and Mary circa 1692, after the accession of the monarchs William III and Mary II to the British throne.[2] It was captured by Patriot forces, recaptured, and later abandoned by the British in the Revolutionary War. The fort was renamed Fort Constitution in 1808 following rebuilding. The fort was further rebuilt and expanded through 1899 and served actively through World War II.

 

On December 14, 1774, local Patriots from the Portsmouth area, led by John Langdon, stormed the post (overcoming a six-man caretaker detachment) and seized the garrison's powder, which was distributed through several New Hampshire towns for potential use in the looming struggle against Great Britain. On December 15, 1774, patriots led by John Sullivan again raided the fort, this time seizing numerous cannons

 

 

And reenacting such a small battle in a small state in December would not draw many spectators anyway.

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History I like and believe in...Then there are the others who want to take it all apart...Maybe we need to educate them about history with some on the job training...We fought once for what we have...I hope we don't have again...But I think many of us would fight, if we have to...

 

Texas Lizard

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Also today in history, 1989 -
- 550 pounds of powder ignited in the open breech of the center gun of turret 2 on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors. :(

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