Weve said it before and well say it again: Thomas Gage was kind of a weird bird. In our cover art hes defending children who were using Boston Common for sledding and skating. This was just a coupl

Todays episode marks the end of Womens History Month. Weve noted a few episodes since this adventure first started that involved women taking political action as groups, but Mercy Otis Warren was o

In the past weve talked about the New England Restraining Act; today was the day that King George III actually put it into action. To mark that day, Mike takes you through some of the details of the

There are plenty of scholarly books and articles out there regarding American History, but there are elements of British history that stick out, too. General Gage giving the order today that his troop

One of the interesting things about many of the British officials who were around during the early days of the American Revolution is that most of them were actually pretty good at their job. Its jus

We hate to say it, but Thomas Jefferson was kind of a nepo baby. Jefferson was part of the Second Virginia Convention, and no doubt he got there honestly, as a man who had lots of property and was wel

Never let it be said that we cant find the less-obvious folks in American History. Thomas Bayly was definitely one of them. Bayly was a one-term congressman to the US House of Representatives as part

George Washington was a frequent letter writer, something that the creators of the stage play 1776 would poke some fun at. But the documentation he kept plays an important part not only in the history

Weve spent a lot of time talking about events in Virginia lately, but that doesnt mean that the folks in Massachusetts werent getting things done. It just means that they werent making a big deal

This show isnt just about the big moments in American history, though weve been giving you those. We also take the time to look at some of the smaller things, which may have an effect later on down