Lexington 1775: “Let It Begin Here”
On this date in 1775, 240 redcoats, part of the 700 troops headed for Concord, diverted to Lexington Green. They confronted less than 80 Lexington militiamen, led by Captain John Parker, who had been ...
Mount Whoredom – 18 April 1775
Since both Sam Adams and John Hancock had departed Boston weeks earlier to avoid arrest by Royal Governor Thomas Gage, Dr. Joseph Warren was now the leader of Patriots and the Sons of Liberty in town. ...
Sam Adams – The Beginning
In my opinion Sam Adams is arguably the reason the United States of America exists today. Unlike his cousin, John Adams, and many others, Sam Adams was not a nation builder. His gift to our creation w ...