Social Media of the American Revolution

Posted by on Feb 18, 2012 in 1770, 18th Century | No Comments
Social Media of the American Revolution

Countless articles have been published on the impact of social media on the Arab Spring revolutions of the Middle East and Northern Africa. Journalists and bloggers work frantically around the clock, breaking news stories about the civil uprisings, protests and bloodshed. Cable news channels and websites stream updated headlines non-stop across their screens. Using Twitter ...

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The Irony of the Boston Massacre and the Townshend Act

Posted by on Aug 20, 2010 in 1763-1775, 18th Century, All Posts, Colonial America, Major Historical Events, Oddities | 4 Comments

The Wikipedia entry for The Townshend Acts says the acts were “met with resistance in the colonies, prompting the occupation of Boston by British troops in 1768, which eventually resulted in the Boston Massacre of 1770. Ironically, on the same day as the massacre in Boston, Parliament began to consider a motion to partially repeal ...

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A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston

Posted by on Mar 3, 2010 in 1763-1775, 18th Century, All Posts, American Revolutionary War, Colonial America, Colonial Printing, Founding Fathers, Major Historical Events, Milestone Documents | 2 Comments

At a town meeting on March 12, 1770 — one week after the Boston Massacre — James Bowdoin, Joseph Warren and Samuel Pemberton were appointed to a committee to prepare the Patriot account of the massacre. According to John Doggett Jr.’s 1849 enhanced edition of the Patriot account, during that March 12 meeting a “report ...

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