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Echoes of the Boston Massacre
Jim Walters
Jan. 30, 2026 12:11 pm
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President Trump says we should study and celebrate the American Revolution. A good place to start is the Boston Massacre of 1770. The Wikipedia page for that event reveals startling similarities between what went on then, in the streets of Boston, and today, in the streets of Minneapolis. In 1776, (most) Americans rose up to throw off the yoke of a mad tyrant. Now, 250 years later, we are faced with the same obligation. November can't come fast enough, for most Americans.
Jim Walters
Iowa City
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