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This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founders History – 27 September

One notable birthday on this day in history in 1722, that of Samuel Adams. Adams had a lead role in the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party and was a delegate for Massachusetts in the Continental Congress, signing the Declaration of Independence. Find out what else happened on This Day in Founders History at mikechurch.com

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This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founders History – 28 August

On this day in 1830, the first successful American steam locomotive, the “Tom Thumb,” built by Peter Cooper, carried the B&O directors in a passenger car to Ellicott’s Mills, 13 miles away. The passengers were amazed at the locomotive’s speed, said to be between 10-18 miles per hour. The B&O used horses to pull rail cars at that time but Cooper built a coal-powered steam engine to move materials from […]

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