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History repeats itself in Exeter
History buffs from near and far were in their glory Saturday, visiting the July 16, 1776, day of Exeter Village, where militia groups and British soldiers brushed past each other, and the citizenry cheered ...
Exeter' s annual American Independence Festival this weekend
As her husband and other members of the Continental Congress crafted the founding documents of our nation, Abigail Adams told him to "Remember the ladies." In the spirit of Abigail Adams and her hopes to bring ...
'John Adams' earns 23 Emmy nominations
"John Adams," the HBO miniseries about the second President of the United States, garnered 23 Emmy Award nominations Thursday.
History, costs play into fireworks schedule
On July 3, 1776, John Adams wrote to his wife, Abigail: "The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America." It was July 2 when a committee he served on adopted a ...
Events schedule for American Independence Festival
Traditional New Hampshire Artisans Village ; Children's Activities ; Lexington Minutemen ; Danvers Alarm List ; 10th British Regiment of Foot ; Royal Irish Artillery ; Lincoln Minutemen Fife & Drum; Meet Mrs.
John Adams showed remarkable prescience when he wrote to Abigail on July 3, 1776, that the anniversary of American independence would someday be celebrated with "games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and ...
History's mysteries: You love the U.S., but did you know ... ?
All good Americans know the Fourth of July celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Christian Nation Nonsense on the 4th of July
You can always count on WorldNetDaily to give us such. This year one Tom Flannery writes an article ridiculed with factual errors and unsound historical claims.
Our founders wanted celebrations
In his biography of John Adams, one of this nation's founders, David McCullough noted that Adams believed July 2 would be celebrated each year as the day America proclaimed its independence from Britain.
Let's Not Forget the Ladies of the Revolution
LET'S NOT FORGET THE LADIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION By Nick Gier Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the servants of your sex.
Pomp, parades and the pain of the Adamses
SOON AFTER the signing of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams, who had led the fight for it and understood well the sacrifices demanded by it, wrote a letter of exultation to his beloved wife, Abigail, ...
David McCullugh's biography of John Adams won the Pulitzer prize. HBO brought this book to life in sleek, polished grandeur.
American Independence Museum readies for annual July festival
"Remember the Ladies" wrote Abigail Adams to her husband, John Adams, as he and other members of the Continental Congress crafted the founding documents of our nation.
She was a prolific letter writer whose correspondence gives an intimate and vivid portrayal of life in the young republic.
Mini Cooper Clubman: Is the joke wearing thin?
Where will Abigail Breslin be when she is 18? That unlikely thought that kept crossing my mind during the weekend I spent test-driving the Mini Cooper Clubman.
Chindex International, National CineMedia and Electro-Optical...
Chindex International Inc , National CineMedia Inc and Electro-Optical Sciences Inc are among the biggest percentage losers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.
The Nor'wester Jay and Angela Pittman have moved into their new vacation home at Beaumont, formerly owned by Wesley and Bronwen Hewlett.
The Political Power of Intimacy: Barack Obama and the Lessons of John Adams and Huck Finn
Of all the images from Tuesday's historic night, this simple, intimate fist pump is the most striking: BagnewsNotes, of course, is all over it , appreciating "Michelle's proud, private, knowing, understated, ...
Hollywood, California - John Adams - Out on Home Video film review by Lisa Miller - Directed by Tom Hooper - Starring Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Rufus Sewell, David Morse, Sarah Polley, Danny ...
How Washington, D.C., was really built
If your American history textbook was typical , it dealt only briefly with the building of Washington, D.C. It probably mentioned that locating the capital on the Potomac was part of a North-South compromise ...