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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 11 September

On this day in 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury by President Washington. Initially Robert Morris had been appointed Secretary of the Treasury, but Morris declined the office and recommended Hamilton for the position. Find out what else happened on This Day in Founders History at mikechurch.com

September 11, 2014 6

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 15 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 –15 August On this day in 1787, the Federal Convention was in session, approving Article VI, Section 11, enacting the style for bills. They agreed to a three-fourths vote in order to override a Presidential veto, and they agreed to ten days instead of seven for the President to return bills. In 1776 on this day, General Nathanael Greene wrote […]

August 15, 2014 3

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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 11

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 3 January 2012

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 3 January 2012 On this day in 1777, the Battle of Princeton was fought. On 1 January, Cornwallis led his forces toward Trenton, although he was delayed a day by a series of attacks at the hands of Colonel Edward Hand. Cornwallis was confident they had Washington’s troops at hand as he could see the burning campfires in the Continental camp through the […]

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 5 December 2012

This Day in Founding Founders History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. In 1792 on this day, George Washington was re-elected President and John Adams was re-elected his Vice President.

December 5, 2012 3

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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 4 December 2012

This Day in Founding Founders History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. On this day in 1776, General Washington wrote to the Board of War stating he did not want three British prisoners to be transported through Trenton in fear that they would report to General Howe.

December 4, 2012 7