On Bunker Hill Day

Today, 17 June, marks the 232d anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, considered the first major military engagement of the Revolutionary War. Yesterday I joined some friends for a hike out to the Hill, where we climbed the 294 steps to the top of the monument and then visited the new museum (discussed in a Boston Globe article here). They closed the second floor of the museum before we got a chance to see the battle exhibit, but the first floor seemed well put together, and it certainly worth a visit (it's also free).