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.
View ArticleFeb 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.
View ArticleFeb 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.
View ArticleFeb 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.
View ArticleFeb 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.
View ArticleFeb 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.
View ArticleMar 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.
View ArticleMar 19, William Hooper
William Hooper was a North Carolina delegate to the Continental congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a lawyer.
View ArticleApr 1, Thomas Nelson
Thomas Nelson, Jr. was a Virginian statesman and delegate to the Continental Congress.
View ArticleApr 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...
View ArticleApr 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...
View ArticleApr 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...
View ArticleApr 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...
View ArticleJun 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.
View ArticleJul 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 ...
View ArticleJul 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?
View ArticleAug 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,...
View ArticleAug 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...
View ArticleAug 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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