Bunker Hill: Misnamed battle sparks a social media skirmish .....

[nhboy]

http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/3195d24313e9408a9a6759a629078c25/bunker-hill-misnamed-battle-sparks-social-media-skirmish

"BOSTON (AP) — The Battle of Bunker Hill — one of the greatest misnomers in U.S. history — has sparked a social media skirmish.

The 1775 battle, a rallying point for American colonists trying to overthrow British rule, mostly was fought a musket shot away on nearby Breed's Hill. Descendants and supporters of the Breed clan are dueling with traditionalists online, and the dispute is part of a new book, "Wicked Pissed: New England's Most Famous Feuds."
Even Boston Mayor Marty Walsh caught flak after tweeting a reminder that June 17 was Bunker Hill Day. Loyalists chided him that it rightfully should be called Breed's Hill Day.

"It's one of those things we're stuck with, like the myth that George Washington had wooden teeth," said Dan Shippey, founder of the Orange, California-based Breed's Hill Institute, a nonprofit historical organization promoting the ideas behind the American Revolution. "I don't think we'll ever straighten it out." ".....>

 

[TheLibertonian]

http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/3195d24313e9408a9a6759a629078c25/bunker-hill-misnamed-battle-sparks-social-media-skirmish

"BOSTON (AP) — The Battle of Bunker Hill — one of the greatest misnomers in U.S. history — has sparked a social media skirmish.

The 1775 battle, a rallying point for American colonists trying to overthrow British rule, mostly was fought a musket shot away on nearby Breed's Hill. Descendants and supporters of the Breed clan are dueling with traditionalists online, and the dispute is part of a new book, "Wicked Pissed: New England's Most Famous Feuds."
Even Boston Mayor Marty Walsh caught flak after tweeting a reminder that June 17 was Bunker Hill Day. Loyalists chided him that it rightfully should be called Breed's Hill Day.

"It's one of those things we're stuck with, like the myth that George Washington had wooden teeth," said Dan Shippey, founder of the Orange, California-based Breed's Hill Institute, a nonprofit historical organization promoting the ideas behind the American Revolution. "I don't think we'll ever straighten it out." ".....>

History is on a realistic level a matter of consensus

 

[Gilligan]

History is on a realistic level a matter of consensus

Facts don't matter, right?

 

[TheLibertonian]

Facts don't matter, right?

No, they don't, not outside academia. People will believe what they are going to believe and ignore the facts that we have in favor of their own world view.

 

[Gilligan]

No, they don't, not outside academia. People will believe what they are going to believe and ignore the facts that we have in favor of their own world view.

you need professional help. Desperately so.

 

[BOP]

I seem to recall another not-so-well-known fact about the battle of Bunker Hill, and that is that the Americans lost that battle. Maybe the Breed's Hill gang ought to let sleeping dogs lie.

 

[littlelady]

I seem to recall another not-so-well-known fact about the battle of Bunker Hill, and that is that the Americans lost that battle. Maybe the Breed's Hill gang ought to let sleeping dogs lie.

Whatever the story of Bunker Hill, the end goal was accomplished. If the Breeds want credit, so be it. Maybe, they could help out in modern times, to keep our independence. Happy Independence Day, BOP!

As far as George having wooden teeth, that is not true. His teeth were made of ivory and other materials. Many people in that era lost their teeth. He was a great man. Who cares about teeth or who fought on what hill, anyway? We appreciate our ancestors for being so brave and giving their lives so we could be free. There are more serious issues to be thinking about, now, that would honor those that came before us.