Tag: american revolution documentary

Foreign Boston 1765. lately life in the colonies has been relatively tranquil certainly it has for Thomas Hutchinson a fifth generation Bostonian Hutchinson has enjoyed good fortune and political success the King has appointed him chief justice and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts for years Thomas Hutchinson has been one of the colony's most admired citizens Until now Hutchinson's life is ...

NARRATOR: From A&E, this is "Biography" Saturday. For January 8th, 2000, "Biography" with Harry Smith. His courage was beyond question, his honor beyond challenge. Last month marked 200 years since George Washington died at Mount Vernon. When news of his death spread throughout the colonies, every town held memorial services To mourn the passing of our first national hero. A ...