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Randal Rust. Independent Historian. Facts are Stubborn Things.
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    Nov 20, 2025
    What did Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' miss? A thread. This is NOT, 'What did Burns get wrong?' It IS, 'What could have been added to tell a deeper, more nuanced story?' Here we go👇
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    Nov 20, 2025
    Replying to @IncognitoMeems @history_dame and @TammiMinoski
    I wish I had the time to put together a 'What Burns Missed' list. But that's a whole project in itself.
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    Inside these walls, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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    Washington and Von Steuben at Valley Forge by Howard Pyle (Ca. 1890–1896).
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    The birthplace of America and of the Republic.
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    Washington's War Tent at the Musem of the American Revolution.
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    From this very chair, Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention.
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    Death of Washington by Howard Pyle (Ca. 1890–1896).
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    IMO, one of his greatest accomplishments was holding the Continental Army together. As long as his army existed, regardless of its condition, the United States had a heartbeat.
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    On this day in 1783, George Washington disbanded the Continental Army. He thanked his soldiers for "eight long years" of service, which was "little short of a standing miracle."
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    JAMESTOWN — The first permanent English settlement in North America. Established in 1607, the colonists survived famine, disease, weather, and several conflicts with Native American Indians. Jamestown grew, expanded, and served as the capital of the Virginia Colony from 1607
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    Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, USA, c.1614 Artist/designer: Sidney E. King (1906–2002)—a National Park Service (NPS) muralist known for research‑based reconstructions of early Virginia.
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    Washington and Nellie Custis by Howard Pyle (1896).
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    Happy birthday to the great Daniel Boone! Boone is important to American History because he played a key role in the exploration and expansion of the nation. He was an experienced woodsman and hunter, and he became well-known for his skills in exploring and mapping the
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