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Exmouth, Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Exmouth, Edward Pellew, 1st ViscountExmouth, Edward Pellew, 1st Viscountpəly&oomacr;ˈ, ĕkˈsməth [key], 1757–1833, English admiral. He entered the navy in 1770 and served in both…The American Revolution Quiz
Welcome to the American Revolutionary War Quiz! The American Revolution was a pivotal moment in history, where colonists fought for their independence from British rule and shaped the United States…Noah Webster
Noah Webster was a Connecticut writer and educator whose greatest achievement was An American Dictionary of the English Language, first published in 1828. Webster graduated from Yale in 1778, during…Molly Pitcher
A legendary figure of the American Revolutionary War, Molly Pitcher was most likely Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, a resident of Pennsylvania who, in 1822, was awarded an annuity by the Pennsylvania…Benedict Arnold
One of history's best-known traitors, Benedict Arnold was a successful general from Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War -- until he switched sides and was caught trying to help the…Paul Revere
A hero of the American Revolutionary War, Paul Revere is famous for his "midnight ride" of April 18th, 1775, when he sounded the alarm that British forces were moving against American colonists. His…Henry William Stiegel Biography
Henry William Stiegel ironmaster, glassmakerBorn: 5/13/1729 Birthplace: Cologne, Germany He emigrated to Philadelphia in 1750, and established iron forges in Lancaster and Berks Counties,…American Music Timeline - Colonial Music
Part I: Colonial Music by David Johnson 1640 1700 1775 1776 Next: 1800s 1640 The Bay Psalm Book, Cambridge, Massachusetts, first book printed in British…Brewer's: Skinners
A predatory band in the American Revolutionary War which roamed over the neutral ground robbing and fleecing those who refused to take the oath of fidelity. (See Ecorcheurs.) Source:…Magdeburg
(Encyclopedia) MagdeburgMagdeburgmäkˈdəb&oobreve;rkh [key], city (1994 pop. 270,546), capital of Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany, on the Elbe River. It is a large inland port, an industrial center…Trending
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