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This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 6 June

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. Two notable birthdays on this day, that of Nathan Hale (1755) and John Trumbull (1756).

June 6, 2015 9

Daily Clip

The Tale of George Washington’s Death Reveals He Was Probably NOT Christian

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – Kevin Gutzman:"There is argument over the question exactly how devoid of Christian meaning we should see these kinds of terms as being. One way of understanding [George] Washington’s personal belief, I think, is to skip ahead to his death. His death scene became the grist of a very popular pamphlet. First they bled him. Then they blistered him. Then they gave him emetics. Of course, […]

February 25, 2015 4

This Day in Founder's History

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 […]

August 18, 2014 6

Founders Corner

Interview With Kevin Gutzman On George Washington

Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – I mentioned earlier that today is the anniversary of George Washington’s first inauguration in New York City. It was a very festive occasion. According to some that witnessed the event, it was also an event that was met with an awful lot of trepidation and dis-certitude. People didn’t know what was going to become of this new government they created. Here to fill us […]

May 1, 2013 9