Chief Justice John Marshall: Christianity and America
John Marshall served as an officer in the Continental Army from 1775 until 1779, where he became a devoted fan of General George Washington. His admiration prompted him to write a biography of...
View ArticleGeorge Washington Proclaims America’s First Thanksgiving As A Nation!
This historic proclamation was issued by George Washington during his first year as President. It sets aside Thursday, November 26 as “A Day of Publick Thanksgiving and Prayer.” Signed by Washington on...
View ArticleThe Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863
The Gettysburg Address On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called...
View ArticleTHANKSGIVING DAY 1795, BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES – A PROCLAMATION
When we review the calamities which afflict so many other nations, the present condition of the United States affords much matter of consolation and satisfaction. Our exemption hitherto from foreign...
View ArticleTHANKSGIVING DAY 1814 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – A...
The two Houses of the National Legislature having by a joint resolution expressed their desire that in the present time of public calamity and war a day may be recommended to be observed by the people...
View ArticleTHANKSGIVING DAY 1815 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – A...
President James Madison’s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation of 1815 was the last such proclamation issued until President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation of 1864. The senate and House of...
View ArticleTHANKSGIVING DAY 1864 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – A...
President Abraham Lincoln issued several Thanksgiving proclamations but most were for victories in battle. This is the only Thanksgiving Day Proclamation he issued before his death. It has pleased...
View ArticleThe Response to President Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving Proclamation: Sermon...
A SERMON, DELIVERED FEBRUARY 19, 1795: BEING THE DAY OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING Throughout the United States. BY THOMAS BALDWIN. P S A L M XXXIII 12 BLESSED IS THE NATION WHOSE GOD IS THE LORD, AND THE...
View ArticleDavid “Davy” Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier: Portrait of Bravery
David “Davy” Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the...
View ArticleThomas M’Kean: Signer of the Articles of Confederation and the Declaration of...
Thomas M’Kean 1734-1817 Representing Delaware at the Continental Congress by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress Born: March. 19, 1734 Birthplace: New London, Pennsylvania Education:...
View ArticleJacob Broom: Prosperous Delaware Businessman, Local Politician, Signer of the...
Jacob Broom 1752-1810 Jacob Broom was a native of Delaware, and a descendant of one of the most respectable families of that State. He received a thorough education, and became an eminent lawyer early...
View ArticleMartha Wayles Skelton Jefferson: Beauty Charmed the Future President
Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, born Martha Wayles (October 30, 1748 – September 6, 1782) was the wife of Thomas Jefferson, who was the third President of the United States. It was her second...
View ArticleThe Founding Fathers Dispersed Power to Keep the Government Responsible
Kevin Price, Fiscal Responsibility Examiner When one looks at the state of affairs today and the leviathan that we have called the federal government, it is hard to believe that our national...
View ArticleThomas Jefferson: A Defense of His Character
J. David Gowdy jdgowdy@wjmi.org “I never had done a single act or been concerened in any transaction which I feared to have fully laid open, or which could do me any hurt if truly stated.” Thomas...
View ArticleMoral Ethics – Quotes From The Founding Fathers
Noah Webster “The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice,...
View ArticleGeorge Read of Delaware: State Official and Signer of the Declaration of...
George Read 1733-1798 Representing Delaware at the Continental Congress by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress Born: September 18, 1733 Birthplace: North East, Maryland Education: Private...
View ArticleGeorge Ross: Pennsylvania Judge, Army Officer, Signer of the Declaration of...
George Ross 1730-1779 Representing Pennsylvania at the Continental Congress by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress Born: May 10, 1730 Birthplace: New Castle, Delaware Education: Private,...
View ArticleJohn Dickinson
John Dickinson November 8, 1732 – February 14, 1808 The leading opponent of John Adams in the debate upon the Declaration of Independence was John Dickinson, of Delaware–an honest, able, patriotic, but...
View ArticleMaryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment
The Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment, most commonly known as Rawlings’ Regiment in period documents, was organized in June 1776 as a specialized light infantry unit of riflemen in the Continental...
View ArticleThe Ropewalks of Boston
In early March 1770, the city of Boston seethed with frustration, anger, and resentment at the manner in which the British Government had treated it through seventeen months of military occupation and...
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