Boston, 1775: Crowds riot, militias gather, and a young doctor named Joseph Warren becomes the Revolution’s boldest voice.
📢 This week on Ben Franklin’s World: The man behind Bunker Hill.
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Boston, 1775: Crowds riot, militias gather, and a young doctor named Joseph Warren becomes the Revolution’s boldest voice.
📢 This week on Ben Franklin’s World: The man behind Bunker Hill.
Listen: benfranklinsworld.com/413
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messages to the American public that THEY’LL personally benefit from…but which—this time—we should only listen to at our peril.
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The masthead of the Colonial Massachusetts newspaper, the "Essex Journal and Merrimack Packet," published on Friday, June 23, 1775. This edition of the paper included an account of the Battle of Bunker Hill, which had occurred the previous week in Charlestown.
Article about the Battle of Bunker Hill, which the Colonial Massachusetts newspaper, the "Essex Journal and Merrimack Packet," published on Friday, June 23, 1775. Unfortunately, the paper's editors chose to bury the story on page 3.
A Thread: Bunker Hill—One Week Later
Just days after the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1725, the bodies of the colonists killed in the action—including my relative, John Hammond, of Newburyport, MA—were buried on Breed’s Hill by the victorious English troops.
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Boston, 1775: Crowds riot, militias gather, and a young doctor named Joseph Warren becomes the Revolution’s boldest voice.
📢 This week on Ben Franklin’s World: The man behind Bunker Hill.
Listen: benfranklinsworld.com/413
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...ordinary farmers who found the inner strength to stand up to tyranny against overwhelming odds.
And their story is just as relevant--and inspirational--today as it was a quarter of a millennium ago.
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This Bible was carried by soldier Francis Merrifield of Ipswich, Mass., during the Battle of Bunker Hill, which was fought #onthisday in 1775. Merrifield wrote inside the front and back covers, thanking God for sparing his life. #BunkerHill250
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Boston, 1775: Crowds riot, militias gather, and a young doctor named Joseph Warren becomes the Revolution’s boldest voice.
📢 This week on Ben Franklin’s World: The man behind Bunker Hill.
Listen: benfranklinsworld.com/413
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The Musket That Fired the First Shot at Bunker Hill | National Museum of Military Vehicles youtu.be/LcJVwwbWPsA?... #BunkerHill #BunkerHill250
The Battle of Bunker Hill in 28 Minutes | 250th Anniversary youtu.be/lpatpsEKmPo?... #Charlestown #BunkerHill #BunkerHill250
Descendants of those who fought at Bunker Hill gather in Charlestown www.wcvb.com/article/desc... #Charlestown #BunkerHill #BunkerHill250
Massachusetts Historical Society marks 250th year since the Battle of Bunker Hill with exhibit youtu.be/5CkKSIcTllY?... #BunkerHill #BunkerHill250
The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775. Painting by John Trumbull, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought #OTD 250 years ago, June 17, 1775. #Charlestown #BunkerHill #BunkerHill250
#OTD 250 years ago, June 17, 1775, the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought. Here is a report on the battle from the Committee of Safety dated July 25, 1775, that appeared in the Pennsylvania Evening Post - November 21, 1775. #Charlestown #BunkerHill #BunkerHill250
The Battle of Bunker Hill plays out through this battlefield diorama with the aid of lighting effects and an excellent audio track. Located on the second floor of the Bunker Hill Museum. #Charlestown #BunkerHill #BunkerHill250 #FreedomTrail
Diorama at the Bunker Hill Museum - Patriots behind the Breed’s Hill breastwork prepare for the third and final British assault. #Charlestown #BunkerHill #BunkerHill250 #FreedomTrail
Diorama at the Bunker Hill Museum - Charlestown peninsula from the North, June 17, 1775. #Charlestown #BunkerHill #BunkerHill250 #FreedomTrail
Celebrating 250 years of Bunker Hill: A revolutionary story etched in stone youtu.be/4JvLlbipKSE?... #BunkerHill #BunkerHill250
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Bringing you the Battle of Bunker Hill, from the North Shore? www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-se... #BunkerHill #BunkerHill250
Monday 16 June is the rededication of the Bunker Hill Monument. The Grand Lodge will perform a cornerstone ceremony. Grand Lodge would like to see the crowd filled with Masons. If you are free please consider attending.
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Boston 250 Archaeology - Learn about the City of Boston Archaeology Program's extensive Charlestown 250 Project that includes a reconstructed property map of Charlestown in 1775 and a search for the redoubt and burial sites of soldiers. www.boston.gov/departments/... #Charlestown #BunkerHill250
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