250 Years Ago News

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18 February 2025 22:02

Feb. 18, 1775: A flood of the Elbe River is reported to have caused disastrous flooding in Königgrätz, Austria (now Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic).

250 Years Ago News

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18 February 2025 18:51

Feb. 14, 1775: Prince Johonnot, a 25-year-old free man of color, enrolls on a 90-day enlistment in the Methuen, Mass., militia. He will be one of 119 known patriots of Black or Native American ancestry to fight in the initial battles of the Revolution in Massachusetts. 1/3

Bessie The Traveling Cow

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18 February 2025 18:46

Across the street from the Paul Revere House in Boston, MA from my visit in 2012. Revere is famous for his midnight ride in 1775 to warn of the approach of British troops prior to the battles of Lexington and Concord. The house, built in 1680, was his home during the American Revolution.

History Heroes

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18 February 2025 18:45

February 9, 1775: The British Parliament reported to King George III that the Colony of Massachusetts was in a state of rebellion. Massachusetts played a leading role in the resistance movement, and the Battles of Lexington & Concord would follow two months later.

Alexander Berezkin

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18 February 2025 18:44

Today, I walked in Lexington, famous for its history of the "first shot" of the American Revolution. Perhaps that is why the spirit of American freedom and independence is still strong in Massachusetts and is reflected in how this democratic state voted in the recent elections