Rev250-074 Congress Authorizes Privateers
Unable to build a navy that could compete with the British, on March 23, 1776, Congress privatizes a navy by authorizing private ships to capture British shipping. To learn more about the Revolution,...
18 Maalis 6min
Rev250-073 Evacuation of Boston
On March 17, 1775, the British Army and Navy evacuate Boston, handing George Washington his first major victory of the war. To hear more of the story, listen to Episode 86 of the American Revoluti...
12 Maalis 7min
ARP379 The Election of 1792
Despite his reluctance to continue in office, George Washington wins a second term unanimously. John Adams defeats a challenge by NY Governor George Clinton. Clinton also wins a controversial reele...
8 Maalis 33min
Rev250-072 Dorchester Heights
On the night of March 4, 1776, Continentals build defenses on Dorchester Heights, south of Boston. The work is so fast that it amazes the British. Gen. Howe decides they must evacuate Boston after t...
4 Maalis 9min
AR-SP47 Postal Service with Steve Kochersperger
Our February Round Table discussed how the postal service worked during the American Revolution. Joining us was Steve Kochersperger, historian for the United States Postal Service. To see upcoming r...
1 Maalis 50min
Rev250-071 Moore's Creek Bridge
British recruiters raise a loyalist army in western North Carolina. The patriots block them from marching to the coast, capturing and dispersing the army at Moore's Creek Bridge on Feb. 27, 1776. Fo...
25 Helmi 9min
ARP378 Kentucky Statehood, 1792
Kentucky began seeking independence from Virginia the year after the Revolutionary War ended. It took nearly a decade of petitions and lobbying to make that a reality. This episode's, blog entry, at...
22 Helmi 31min
Rev250-070 Continental Navy Sets Sail
On February 17, 1776, the new Continental Navy commanded by Esek Hopkins and consisting of eight small ships sails out of Philadelphia with instructions to destroy the British Navy. Commander Hopkins...
17 Helmi 9min
