On This Day: The Massachusetts Spy

The Massachusetts Spy was a colonial weekly newspaper founded in 1770 by Isaiah Thomas and his former master, Zechariah Fowle; later Thomas would buy out Fowle to become sole publisher.
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Minute Man National Historic Park: The Old North Bridge

Minute Man National Historic Park is located 22 miles outside the city of Boston and preserves important sites from the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the opening battles of the

On This Day: Thomas Jefferson is Born

Thomas Jefferson, principle author of the Declaration of Independence, representative for Virginia to the Continental Congress, 3rd President of the United States, 1st Secretary of State under George Washington, 2nd Governor
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MBM Donation of the Day: Ryan Cleckner

Ryan Cleckner, retired member of 1st Ranger Battalion, lawyer, and sniper instructor, has generously donated three signed copies of his book Long Range Shooting Handbook to the 2021 Marty Brown Memorial™ events. In

Minute Man National Historic Park: Who Were the Minute Men?

Minute Man National Historic Park is located 22 miles outside the city of Boston and preserves important sites from the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the opening battles of the

MBM Donation of the Day: Warrior Poet Society Network

Warrior Poet Society Network (WPSN) has generously donated three 1-year subscriptions to their streaming video platform to the 2021 Marty Brown Memorial™ events. The Warrior Poet Society philosophy is summarized

MBM Donation of the Day: Tech-Sights

Tech-Sights has generously stepped up to make a donation to the 2021 Marty Brown Memorial™ events: TSR-100 aperture sights for the Ruger 10/22 TS-155 sight adjustment tool 2x synthetic GI

Minute Man National Historic Park: How Revolutionary War Muskets Were Used in Battle

Minute Man National Historic Park is located 22 miles outside the city of Boston and preserves important sites from the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the opening battles of the

Letterlocking

Ars Technica recently published an interesting article on how paper messages or letters were securely sent before the advent of electronic means of message transmission. This technique is referred to