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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 1 July

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. One notable birthday on this day in 1944, that of a well-known libertarian, non-interventionist student of Austrian economic theory and supporter of former Congressman Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell.

July 1, 2015 9

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 19 June

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1775, George Washington was commissioned by the Continental Congress as the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.

June 19, 2015 1

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 18 June

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1812, the War of 1812 began with President James Madison’s signing of a declaration of war against Great Britain.

June 18, 2015 7

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Hessians Tortured And Killed Americans, But Did George Washington Torture Them?

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "On August 28, the Hessians bayoneted a couple hundred Continentals, killed them right there on the spot, no mercy whatsoever. Same thing happened in October when Fort Washington fell on Manhattan Island to the Hessians and to the British regulars. The British regulars, for the most part, didn’t participate in this. They let the Hessians do the dirty work. So don’t tell me there’s no […]

December 16, 2014 12

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 31 July

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 31 July On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress issued “Resolutions of Congress on Lord North’s Conciliatory Proposal.” The proposal had been an attempt to divide the colonies by urging one or more colonies to abandon the others. British Parliament offered colonies to the chance to contribute to parliament’s “common defense” in order to be exempted from certain taxes. Virginia was first […]

July 30, 2014 10

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 26 July

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. One notable birthday on this day in 1727, that of Horatio Gates. Gates was born in England and moved to America at 22, fought during the French and Indian War, and then returned to England. He didn’t return to the U.S. until 1772, at which point he purchased […]

July 26, 2014 6

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 25 July

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress sent an “Address to the Assembly of Jamaica.” The address explains the congress’s decision to include Jamaica in the embargo of British goods, as Jamaica was a British colony at the time

July 25, 2014 7

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 9 July

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1795, James Swan paid off the national debt of the United States, totaling $2,024,899.93.

July 9, 2014 12