Sweet sign of summer: Hastee Tastee opened April 1 in Amherst. When Mark Foster and his wife, Kathy, bought the Hastee Tastee about five years ago, he followed a habit honed decades earlier. As a boy, Foster stopped twice a day at the ice cream stand: On the way home from school; and while delivering newspapers.
A Powerful Presence Through the Years. Since its birth on October 13, 1775, the Navy has been involved with more than ten major wars and countless battles in the effort to bring security, democracy, peace and prosperity to the American people. It's stood as a constant deterrent against international aggression. Fought the good fight when necessary.
The first major battle of the war was fought on June 17, 1775, the same day that Washington was commissioned, at Bunker Hill. Three British major-Generals, Sir William Howe, Sir Henry Clinton, and John Burgoyne, commanded the British troops.ugar Act of 1764 cut duty on molasses; levied new duties on foreign textiles, wines, coffee, indigo, sugar. NOTE: This was the first attempt by Parliament to raise revenue directly from colonies. Previous duties had been solely for the purpose of regulating trade.