Roger Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and then settled in Rhode Island and started the Baptist Church.
<span>On June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War (1775-83), the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost. Although commonly referred to as the Battle of Bunker Hill, most of the fighting occurred on nearby Breed’s Hill.</span>
North Vietnam (aka communist Vietnam) gaining control of the government, and caused American troops to leave Vietnam
