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The Great Chicago Beer Riot: How Lager Struck a Blow for Liberty
In 1855, when Chicago s recently elected mayor Levi Boone pushed through a law forbidding the sale of alcohol on Sunday, the city pushed back. To the German community, the move …
Baltimore in the Civil War: The Pratt Street Riot and a City Occupied
On April 19, 1861, the first blood of the Civil War was spilled in the streets of Baltimore. En route to Camden Station, Union forces were confronted by angry Southern …
Detroit's Sojourner Truth Housing Riot of 1942
During World War II, no American city suffered a worse housing shortage than Detroit, and no one suffered that shortage more than the city's African American citizens. In 1941, the …
The Patriot War Along the New York-Canada Border: Raiders and Rebels
During the Patriot War, fought between 1837-1842, hundreds of men on both sides of the New York-Canadian border took up arms to free Canada from supposed British tyranny. Infused …
A History of Yorktown and Its Victory Celebrations: Revival to Patriotism
On October 19, 1781, General Cornwallis surrendered his British Army to the combined American and French forces at Yorktown, Virginia. Beyond the ending of hostilities this act …
Robert Henry: A Western Carolina Patriot
Robert Henry is a character more suited for fiction than nonfiction. While just a boy, he fought with the Overmountain Men at Kings Mountain and battled British troops along the …
The Patriot Parson of Lexington, Massachusetts: Reverend Jonas Clarke and the American Revolution
The Philadelphia Nativist Riots: Irish Kensington Erupts
The outskirts of Philadelphia seethed with tension in the spring of 1844. By May 6, the situation between the newly arrived Irish Catholics and members of the anti-immigrant …
Boston Curiosities: A History of Beantown Barons, Molasses Mayhem, Polemic Patriots & the Fluff in Between
Frederick County Characters: Innovators, Pioneers and Patriots of Western Maryland
Since its founding in 1748, Frederick County has been home to some of the nation's most celebrated and dynamic historical figures. The quaint towns and farmlands with their serene …
The Patriot War Along the Michigan-Canada Border: Raiders and Rebels
The soldiers and civilians who participated in the Patriot War, fought between 1837 and 1842, hoped to free Canada from supposed British tyranny, as the United States had done just …
Planters, Politicians and Patriots
Just fifteen miles inland from Charleston, South Carolina sits the charming city of Goose Creek, a vibrant community with a history over three centuries in the making. That history …