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Crispus Attucks: the first to defy

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Crispus Attucks is identified as the first person killed in the name of freedom during what has come to be known as The Boston Massacre. The Massacre became a significant event in American history because of its role as a precursor to the American Revolution of 1775.

Biography, Slaves, Boston Massacre, 1770, Attucks, Crispus

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Thanks, Squanto; a remarkable man rescues the Pilgrims from starvation during their first year in the New World

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Squanto, an interpreter from the Wampanoag Indian tribe, taught the Pilgrims how to plant crops and catch fish. The Pilgrims held a banquet to give thanks in 1621 and invited the tribe. Thanksgiving became an official holiday in 1863.

Food and nutrition, Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony), Thanksgiving Day, Wampanoags, Squanto

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Crossing the big puddle

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Arthur Whitten Brown and John William Alcock flew 1,960 miles from Newfoundland to Ireland in 1918, the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic. The events of their 16-hour journey are described.

Transatlantic flights, Brown, Arthur Whitten, Alcock, John William

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