The First to Die – Part I | Newsletter Archive | History Tours
The title or theme "First to Die" also appears in literature and health news: First to die
: An article in Men's Journal by Hampton Sides profiles the first casualties of the 2003 invasion, focusing on the human impact of the early conflict. Other Notable Contexts The First to Die – Part I |
: Crispus Attucks , a man of African and Native American descent, was the first of five people killed during the Boston Massacre in 1770. He is widely considered the first casualty of the American Revolution. : Private Kenneth Shadrick is often cited as
: Private Kenneth Shadrick is often cited as the first American soldier to die in combat during the Korean War. He was killed on July 5, 1950, by machine-gun fire from a North Korean tank.
A prominent series of articles by History Tours explores the first American victims of various wars: