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The Bermuda Gunpowder Plot - August 14, 1775

The Bermuda Gunpowder Plot - August 14, 1775

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On this day in history, August 14, 1775, the Bermuda Gunpowder Plot secures Bermuda's store of gunpowder for the American patriots when sympathetic Bermudians cooperate with the Continental Congress to deliver the gunpowder to them.

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The Bermuda Gunpowder Plot - August 14, 1775

The Bermuda Gunpowder Plot - August 14, 1775

Dave Salvatore