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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: The Newburgh Conspiracy (1783)
Description: Itâs March 14th. This day in 1783, George Washington gave an address to his troops camped in Newburgh, NY, that averted a possible coup attempt.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why Washingtonâs troops were upset in the last year of the war, whether the âcoupâ plot was legit, and how much to believe the story that it was the sheer power of Washingtonâs words that averted catastrophe.
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