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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 7 September

This Day In Founders History – 7 September On this day in 1813, the Troy Post of Troy, New York printed the earliest known reference to “Uncle Sam.” Some sources claim the name originated with Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy. Wilson supplied beef to the army during the War of 1812 and stamped the barrels with “U.S.” for United States. Some say one of Wilson’s workers jokingly referred […]

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 22 August

This Day In Founders History – 22 August - On this day in 1777, the Continental Congress ordered the movement of militia in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia to specific locations to await orders from General Washington when a letter from W. Bordley to William Paca, delegate from Maryland, was read, which stated: “Advice being received that the enemy’s fleet are in Chesapeake Bay between Rock Hall and the mouth […]

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 21 August

This Day In Founders History – 21 August - On this day in 1777, the Continental Congress was informed that a large collection of tar was made at Wilmington, North Carolina and that the enemy’s fleet was upon the southern coast. “Resolved, That it be earnestly recommended to the executive power of North Carolina, to cause all the military and naval stores in the said State, to be removed to […]

todayAugust 21, 2014

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 20 August

This Day In Founders History – 20 August - On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress “resolved itself into a committee of the whole to take into their farther consideration the Articles of Confederation.” Congress also appointed Dr. John Morgan “director general and physician in chief of the American hospital.” For more, check out today's This Day In Founders History....

todayAugust 20, 2014

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 18 & 19 August

[private |FP-Monthly|FP-Yearly|FP-Yearly-WLK|FP-Yearly-So76|FP-Founding Brother|FP-Founding Father|FP-Lifetime] [/private]   This Day In Founders History – 18 & 19 August On August 18, 1735, the newspaper Boston Evening-Post, successor to The Weekly Rehearsal, was first published by Thomas Fleet. The newspaper was in print for 40 years. In 1791 on August 19, Benjamin Banneker, a free African-American mathematician, scientist and farmer, wrote to Thomas Jefferson pleading for justice for African-Americans. He also included a […]

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