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Ray Raphael

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Was the Declaration of Independence Signed on July 4?

How memory plays tricks with history.

by Ray Raphael via Journal of the American Revolution on October 10, 2017

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Patrick Henry

Did Patrick Henry Really Say ‘Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death’?

The Virginia delegate may have spoken those words on March 23, 1775, but some historians doubt it.

by Gregory S. Schneider via Retropolis on March 21, 2025

Illustration of Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, the likely inspiration for Molly Pitcher, stoking a cannon for the U.S. Pennsylvania artillery during the Battle of Monmouth.

Molly Pitcher, the Most Famous American Hero Who Never Existed

Americans don't need to rely on legends to tell the stories of women in the Revolution.

by Cassandra A. Good via Smithsonian on March 17, 2021

The American Revolution was a Huge Victory for Equality. Liberals Should Celebrate it.

The left is turning its back on the Revolution. Here's why that's a mistake.

by Jeff Stein via Vox on July 4, 2017

Bellatrix and the American Revolution

240 years after the American Revolution, debates over how to interpret the conflict and its leaders continue.

by Alex Cacioppo via Public Books on March 9, 2015

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