Celebrating the departure of British forces by Liz Olson A state holiday celebrated in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on March 17 each year, Evacuation Day commemorates the day British…
A half-century love affair during the Revolutionary War by David Johnson Although she lived at a time when many women were not educated, Abigail Adams learned to read, developing…
IRVINE, William, a Delegate and a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in County Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland, on November 3, 1741; pursued classical studies and was graduated from the Dublin…
HEYWARD, Thomas, Jr., a Delegate from South Carolina; born in St. Lukeâs Parish, S.C., July 28, 1746; pursued academic studies; studied law, Middle Temple, London, England; lawyer, private…
(Encyclopedia) Agramonte, IgnacioAgramonte, Ignacioēgnäˈsyō [key]Agassiz, Louis ägrämōnˈtā [key], 1841–73, Cuban revolutionist. He played an important part in the Ten Years War. He became (1869) an…
BURKE, Aedanus, a Representative from South Carolina; born in Galway, Ireland, June 16, 1743; attended the theological college at St. Omer, France; visited the West Indies; immigrated to the…
(Encyclopedia) Riego y Nuñez, Rafael delRiego y Nuñez, Rafael delräfäĕlˈ dĕl rēāˈgō ē n&oomacr;ˈnyāth [key], 1785–1823, Spanish general and revolutionary. Taken captive (1808) by the French…
(Encyclopedia) Marblehead, town (1990 pop. 19,971), Essex co., NE Mass., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1649. A fishing village for many years, Marblehead became a resort in the 19th cent.; it is…
Che Guevara
1928–67, Cuban revolutionary and political leader
October 9 marks the anniversary of Ernesto "Che" Guevara's execution by Bolivian soldiers. Argentinian by birth, he played a crucial…
