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Feb 5, George Walton

George Walton, one of three Georgia representatives to sign the Declaration of Independence, also happened to be the youngest signer of this famous parchment.

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Feb 5, Carter Braxton

Carter Braxton was one of the Virginia delegates to the Continental Congress, marking his place in history by signing the famous Declaration of Independence.

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Feb 5, Benjamin Harrison V

Benjamin Harrison V was a Virginian delegate to the Continental Congress, a plantation owner, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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Feb 5, Francis Lewis

Francis Lewis was a New York delegate to the Continental Congress. Lewis was among the 56 brave men who signed their names on the Declaration of Independence.

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Feb 5, Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston was one of the men responsible for our Declaration of Independence, attendee of the Continental Congress, and one of the lesser known Founding Fathers.

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Feb 5, Philip Livingston

Philip Livingston was a Merchant in New York, New York and a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was also among the fifty-six founding fathers to sign the Declaration of Independence.

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Mar 10, Bibliography

This is a list of our go-to sources.

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Mar 11, George Wythe

George Wythe was the first American law professor. He was a well respected scholar, a judge, a Congress member, and the first Virginian delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence.

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Mar 19, William Hooper

William Hooper was a North Carolina delegate to the Continental congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a lawyer.

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Apr 1, Thomas Nelson

Thomas Nelson, Jr. was a Virginian statesman and delegate to the Continental Congress.

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Apr 2, William Floyd

William Floyd was a New York delegate to the Continental Congress and among the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Like George Washington, he served faithfully, in spite of his desire to...

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Apr 11, Sir Guy Carleton

Guy Carleton was commander of British troops during the American War of Independence, specifically leading the defense during the Battle of Quebec. Carleton was also responsible for the safe removal of...

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Apr 20, Robert Treat Paine

Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, but he was more than that. He was Massachusetts' first Attorney General, the lawyer who opposed John Adams on the Boston Massacre...

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Apr 22, Francis Lightfoot Lee

Francis Lightfoot Lee was a Virginian delegate to the second Continental Congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, and served on the Virginia House of...

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Jun 13, History of Thanksgiving

Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is a relatively recent holiday. That's right, and the history of Thanksgiving hasn't always been about overeating, or eating at all, really.

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Jul 30, John Penn

John Penn was a North Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and also a great man ...

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Jul 31, Colonial History

This is the Colonial history leading up to the American Revolution. Why did the residents of England make the dangerous journey across the ocean to a difficult terrain, to begin a new life from scratch?

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Aug 1, Edward Rutledge

Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, a South Carolina governor, South Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and above all; a patriot. Edward,...

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Aug 1, Abraham Clark

Abraham Clark was an American lawyer, a delegate to the Continental Congres, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Abraham gave a great deal more for this country than many of us can...

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Aug 1, Thomas Heyward, Jr.

Thomas Heyward, Jr. was an American judge, a delegate to the Continental Congress for South Carolina, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Heyward did not just fight the battles ...

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