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This Day In Founding Fathers History – 3 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 1890, the Idaho Territory became the State of Idaho, the 43rd state to join the Union.

July 3, 2015 5

This Day in Founder's History

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 13

This Day in Founder's History

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 3

This Day in Founder's History

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 13

This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 13 June

This Day in Founding Fathers History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. In 1816 on this day, an announcement appeared in Baltimore newspapers, “Gas Light Without Oil, Tallow, Wick or Smoke.” It was a sensational headline for the time, but was followed by a description of the new gas lighting on display at the Peale Museum. An admission fee was […]

June 13, 2015 11

This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 10 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 1752, Ben Franklin conducted an experiment which has grown into legend. Franklin hypothesized that lightning was a form of electricity. His method of proving this was originally church steeple but he then opted to go fly a kite.

June 10, 2015 7

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

This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 30 May

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 1868, the first official Decoration Day or Memorial Day was observed.

May 30, 2015 10

This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 9 May 2013

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 1754, Benjamin Franklin’s “Join, or Die” was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette.

May 9, 2015 10