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Liberty 250

FTB1(SS)
July 2, 2026
1–2 minutes
Start Spreading the News – The First Independence Day | Liberty 250
The Revolution They Still Don’t Understand | Liberty 250
The Apple of Gold | Liberty 250
…”With a Firm Reliance…” | Liberty 250
Chapter 43: “One of the Great Worthies of the Revolution”
Chapter 42: Ride, Rodney, Ride!
Chapter 41: An Appeal to Heaven
Chapter 40: By Your Command…
Chapter 39: It’s Not Us, It’s You…
Chapter 38: Safety & Happiness

Chapter 37: Independence Seems to be the Word
Chapter 36: Oh… Canada…
Chapter 35: Ginger or Mary Ann?
Chapter 34: The Perfect Villain
Chapter 33: Evacuation Day
Chapter 30: Standing Armies
DDH – Old Mother Covington
DDH – Roll the Guns!
DDH – Common Sense Was In The Air
Chapter 26: The Theater of War
Chapter 25: March of the Mercenaries
Chapter 24: An Instrument of Arbitrary Power
Chapter 23: He Has Burnt Our Cities…
Chapter 22: An Early Note on an American Melody
Chapter 21: Peter Oliver
Chapter 20: Vandalia
Chapter 19: The Freedom To Do What You Ought To Do…
Chapter 18: “With Manly Firmness…”
Chapter 17: Live from the Apollo Room
Chapter 16: Representation
Chapter 15: The Kaine Mutiny
Chapter 14: The Royal ASSent
Chapter 13: A Long Train
Chapter 12: The Enduring Promise
Chapter 11: It’s Just Common Sense
Chapter 10: Blueprint for Liberty
Chapter 9: The Patriot King?
Chapter 8: Liberty Saddles Up
Chapter 7: Acts That Were Intolerable
Chapter 6: Benjamin Franklin Electrifies the Revolution
Chapter 5: Blood On The Snow
Chapter 4: The Sons of Liberty
Chapter 3: If It Be Treason…
Chapter 2: Rum Soaked Taxes
Chapter 1: The First World War
Introduction: A Habit of the Heart

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For most Americans, the story of September 1776 begins and ends with Nathan Hale. We remember the young schoolteacher turned patriot spy, the gallows, and the words that have echoed through American history: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." But Hale's final days unfolded against the backdrop of an even larger drama. Just two months after the Declaration of Independence, George Washington's army stood on the brink of collapse. At Kip's Bay, frightened American soldiers broke and ran before the advancing British Army, leaving Washington in one of the darkest moments of his military career. New York City, the largest city in British North America, fell into British hands, while the Continental Army barely escaped destruction. Then, in the middle of the occupation, disaster struck. In the early hours of September 21, a massive fire erupted at the southern tip of Manhattan. Driven by fierce winds, the flames raced through the wooden city, destroying hundreds of buildings and transforming British victory into panic. Was it an accident? An act of sabotage? Or the opening move in a campaign of resistance? Nearly 250 years later, historians still cannot answer that question with certainty. As British soldiers searched desperately for the people they believed had set the city ablaze, Nathan Hale quietly entered New York on a dangerous intelligence mission for George Washington. Within days, he would be captured, condemned as a spy, and executed. At the same time, Washington faced a crisis within his own army, forcing him to decide whether discipline demanded another execution or whether mercy would better serve the cause of independence. This week on Dave Does History, we explore one of the most dramatic and overlooked weeks of the American Revolution, when fire, fear, espionage, and leadership reshaped the struggle for independence and revealed that the Revolution would not be won by words alone.
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