Virginia’s Gunpowder Incident has been called “the second shot heard around the world,” although no shots were actually fired.
Brandy Centolanza
Brandy Centolanza is a freelance journalist based in Williamsburg. She primarily covers business and community news for various publications in Hampton Roads and Richmond, including the Virginia Gazette, one of the oldest newspapers in America dating back to 1736. She lives in James City County.
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Ken Burns gives sneak peek of new documentary on American Revolution: ‘No story more important . . . than this one’
The six-part documentary will debut in November on PBS. Next year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Patrick Henry’s words have echoed through the centuries, and around the world
His famous “Give me liberty or give me death” speech is still being quoted, including during the Tiananmen Square uprising in China.
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In Virginia and across the nation, planning is underway for a 250th birthday in 2026
Representatives from planning committees across the country met recently in Williamsburg to compare notes.
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Colonial women fought the British economically
Men got the political attention but women, both free and enslaved, did the hard work of boycotting British goods and producing their own.
