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The British evacuate Boston in March 1776, after the Siege of Boston (19 April 1775 to 17 March 1776), in the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Image by William James Aylward, 1911. New...

Cochineal is a brilliant red dye extracted from the crushed bodies of parasitic insects which prey on cacti in the warmer parts of the Americas. The dye was an important part of trade in ancient Mesoamerica and South America and throughout...

A map of Boston and the surrounding country in 1775, during the time of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill. By J. DeCosta, 29 July 1775. Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, Washington...

The riots in Boston, Massachusetts over the Stamp Act in August 1765. Illustration by John Cassell, from Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Volume 5, 1865.

Close-up of the Founders Memorial along the Beacon Mall on the Common, Boston, erected in 1930 CE. Its bronze bas-relief, sitting in a large frame, shows William Blackstone welcoming John Winthrop's (l. c. 1588-1649...

Colonel Henry Knox bringing the artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to help bring an end to the Siege of Boston, by an unknown artist, 1775. National Archive, collection number: 111-SC-100815...

The Battle of Kursk (Jul-Aug 1943), which involved nearly 6,000 tanks, was the largest tank battle in history and ended in a decisive victory for the Red Army in WWII (1939-45). Two Axis armies had attempted...

The Battle of Białystok-Minsk in Jun-Jul 1941, which involved the encirclement of entire Soviet armies positioned near each city in Poland and Belarus, respectively, was one of the first victories by Nazi Germany and its...

Discover what led American colonists in 1773 CE to toss tea into the Boston Harbor in what became known as the Boston Tea Party. — Before the Revolutionary War, American colonists were taxed heavily...

March 5, 1770 - Boston - Tensions are high in the wake of the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts. British soldiers of the 29th Regiment respond to a crowd of colonists who...