Two hundred and fifty years ago this very day, a gallant-strolling cat named George Washington convened in Cambridge about as high a level Patriot meeting as you could muster: John Adams, two major generals, five brigadier generals, and arguably the most connected man among the Boston rebels, Joseph Warren. There, the commander in chief persuaded his Wa…
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The Revolutionaries (w/ Jack Henneman) - #2
The History of the Americans podcaster extraordinaire explains why Paul Revere was a much bigger badass than you probably ever knew.
Jan 16, 2026
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