A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ABOUT VETERANS ISSUES, ORGANIZATIONS, EVENTS AND OUR MILITARY HEROES
VOL. 9/ISSUE 5
35 CENTS
THURSDAY • DECEMBER 10, 2020
Boston Tea PartY
patriotism & a cup of joe Dec. 16, 1773, event solidified coffee’s prominence
STORY ON PAGE 7
Founding Father John Adams developed a taste for coffee in 1774 after Mrs. Hurston refused to serve him tea. He decided she was right, and Americans should forsake hot tea and take to coffee. This is the official presidential portrait painted by John Trumbull. - Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons