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Battle of Yorktown for Kids | Siege of Yorktown

K - 5th
The Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was the turning point that sealed America’s victory in the Revolutionary War. With General George Washington leading American forces and French allies providing crucial naval and military support, the siege...
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Makematic

Enslaved African Americans in the Revolution

K - 8th
At the time of the American Revolution, enslaved Africans made up a fifth of the population of the Thirteen Colonies. Though they were initially barred from taking part in the war, eventually thousands did. But what part did they play...
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The Battle of Yorktown

3rd - 8th
The Battle of Yorktown analyzes the formal end to the Revolutionary War by examining the surrender at Yorktown.
Instructional Video2:26
Makematic

The Case Shot

K - 8th
Learn about the case shot, as well as other cannon fired projectiles and the key role they played in the American revolutionary war.
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Weird History

What Happened Immediately After The American Revolution Ended

12th - Higher Ed
What happened right after the Revolutionary War ended? It's easy to think the United States of America was born immediately after the British surrendered at Yorktown, but in truth it was a long, arduous process to transform the...
Instructional Video11:00
Weird History

What Happened Immediately After The American Revolution

12th - Higher Ed
What happened right after the Revolutionary War ended? It's easy to think the United States of America was born immediately after the British surrendered at Yorktown, but in truth it was a long, arduous process to transform the...
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Yorktown lights up the night at 14th annual holiday parade

9th - Higher Ed
Festive floats, community spirit, and a tree lighting started the holiday season in Yorktown Heights.
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Democrat Siegel leads special election for Yorktown Town Council seat

9th - Higher Ed
Between the special elections, June primaries, the school budget vote and November's general election, Yorktown voters will head to the polls five times this year.
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Special election being held in Yorktown to fill vacant town council seat

9th - Higher Ed
This is the second special election held in Yorktown this year, following the sudden death of Town Supervisor Ed Diana in January.
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Special election in Yorktown today will fill vacant Town Council seat

9th - Higher Ed
Between the special elections, June primaries, the school budget vote and November's general election, Yorktown voters will head to the polls five times this year.
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ATVs banned from public property in Yorktown

9th - Higher Ed
The new rule comes after an incident last August when an ATV hit a Yorktown man at Hunter Brook Field.
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Crash on Taconic State Parkway causes significant traffic backups in Yorktown

9th - Higher Ed
The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. and initially closed all the southbound lanes of traffic.
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Yorktown Pride: Supporters rock the rainbows at Railroad Park

9th - Higher Ed
Yorktown for Justice on Saturday marked the fourth year of its Yorktown Pride march and festival in Railroad Park.
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Crews work to restore power in Yorktown following Wednesday’s storm

9th - Higher Ed
Town Supervisor Ed Lachterman said at one point more than 2,000 people were left in the dark primarily due to branches taking out power lines and transformers popping.
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Numerous roads closed by downed trees and wires in Northern Westchester

9th - Higher Ed
News 12's Katerina Belales is in Northern Westchester where the storm brought ping-pong ball sized hail and knocked down trees.
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Period Project' - led by Yorktown student - helps raise $6,000+ for women in need

9th - Higher Ed
The Period Project Yorktown is an initiative to collect feminine hygiene products and deliver them to women in shelters across Westchester.
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Families enjoy annual Mother’s Day 5K Race in Yorktown Heights

9th - Higher Ed
Organizers from the run club said they've been holding the event for decades.
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Proposed 'Jake's Law' would authorize Town of Yorktown to install safety cameras in road work zones

9th - Higher Ed
The bill comes after the 2022 death a Yorktown highway worker – 28-year-old Jake Arcara.
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Yorktown holds Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony

9th - Higher Ed
Officials said the ceremony was organized to honor the victims of the Holocaust and to never forget this period in history.
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New Town Supervisor Ed Lachterman inaugurated at Yorktown Town Hall

9th - Higher Ed
Yorktown officially has a new town supervisor, as Ed Lachterman was inaugurated into the position at Town Hall Friday.
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Report of student with gun prompts hold in place at Northern Westchester BOCES campus

9th - Higher Ed
Police say it began when a Putnam Valley High School student said she saw a student sitting in a car holding what appeared to be a gun.
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Multiple injuries reported in school bus-SUV collision in Yorktown

9th - Higher Ed
According to police Chief Robert Noble, the bus was carrying approximately six children, and some minor injuries were reported among them.
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Headlines: Drug possession arrest, stolen goods found during traffic stop, $1.4M fraud scheme

9th - Higher Ed
Here are some stories making headlines across the Hudson Valley.
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Police: Suspect faces charges for selling drugs to man who fatally overdosed in Yorktown

9th - Higher Ed
Police say a man died of an apparent overdose on East Main Street after being sold drugs by Yorktown resident Albert Tapia.