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Cyrus Griffin Dissolves The Government
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Purveyor General of Hospitals Nathan Brownson
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Federal Farmer X - State Powers
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William Woodford Wins the First Battle in Virginia
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Robert Hanson Harrison - Revolutionary Chief of Staff
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Federal Farmer IX - Diluting Power
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Kate Barry Brings Warning
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The Camillus Defense - Hamilton Stands By Jay's Treaty
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Mann Page Defends A Slave Against Treason For The Wrong Reason
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Federal Farmer VIII - The Benefits of Nobility
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From Conspirator to Secretary of War - The Life of John Armstrong, Jr.
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Robert R. Livingston - The Chancellor
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Federal Farmer VII - Persuasion or Force
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Hugh Mercer and the Flying Camp
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Federal Farmer VI - Pretend Federalists
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John Filson Puts Cincinnati (and Daniel Boone) on the Map
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Gideon Granger Segregates The Post Office
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Morgan Lewis Campaigns Against Vice Presidents
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Gaylord Griswold Amends The Constitution
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Jeremiah Wadsworth Gets Rich Feeding The Continental Army
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Revolutionary Candyman - Christopher Leffingwell Rations Dessert to the Army
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Federal Farmer V - Necessary Amendments
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Outranked by a Subordinate - James Warren Resigns
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Reforming Wayward Women - William White and the Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
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John Patten Has His Election Overturned
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First Mother - Mary Ball Washington
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William Blount's Unconventional Constitutional Convention
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Federal Farmer IV: Not-So-Clearly Defined Powers
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Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins Drinks Himself to Death
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The Joy Boys Attempt to Help America Don't Really Work
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Edward Telfair Resolves Foreign Fees
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Foragemaster General of the Continental Army - Clement Biddle
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We Should All Be Blown Up Together - Under The Sea with Ezra Lee
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The First Submarine - David Bushnell's Explosive Career
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Federal Farmer III - How The Creation of the Constitution Demonstrates Its Flaws
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Hopley Yeaton - Father of the US Coast Guard
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Tapping Reeve and The Litchfield Law School
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Francis Mallory's Last Stand At Waters Creek
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Francis Otway Byrd Sacrifices Comfort For Country
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The Colonists' Complaints: 27 Reasons the Founders Declared Independence
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John Dunlap Announces Independence
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Thomas Bee Gets Published By The Enemy
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Donald Campbell Retreats From Quebec
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Supplying Fighting Founders - Samuel Hodgdon
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Alexander Scammell Executes A Spy
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The First Senior Member of the Senate - Richard Bassett
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Thomas Mifflin Accepts The Resignation of General Washington
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Federal Farmer II - Outlining The Dangers of Consolidation
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Johnny Appleseed As An American Founder
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Jonathan Moulton Makes a Deal with the Devil?
Jun 23, 2021
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Take The Heights - John Thomas' Overnight Fortification
Jun 21, 2021
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Benjamin Stoddert's Quasi-Navy
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Theophilus Parsons Forms The Essex Junto
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Federal Farmer I - Suspicious Authors of the Constitution
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Ebenezer Hazard - Postmaster of the Confederation Congress
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Philemon Dickinson - Commander of New Jersey's Revolutionary Militia
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Pierce Butler and The Fugitive Slave Clause
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John Adam Treutlen - From Indentured Servant to Governor
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William Henry Drayton and the Annexation of Georgia
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Two Sick Thomas Lynch's
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An Introduction to the Federal Farmer
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The Circus Comes To Town- John Bill Rickets Entertains Washington
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The Fifer Who Made George Washington's Dentures - John Greenwood
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Samuel Whittemore - The Oldest Revolutionary, The Most Courage
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Peter Muhlenberg's Democratic-Republican Society
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Matthew Tilghman Takes Charge of Revolutionary Maryland
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John Glover Ferries An Army Across The Delaware
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The Impartial Examiner V - Overcorrecting the Articles of Confederation
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Freeborn Garrettson - The Methodist Paul Revere
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Thomas Wharton Evacuates Pennsylvania's Government
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Vermont's First Chief Justice...And First Senator - Moses Robinson
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Founders Who Fell - 6 Revolutionaries to Remember This Memorial Day (2021)
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Johann de Kalb Surveys the Revolutionary Landscape
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Patience Wright Waxes The King
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The Impartial Examiner IV - Presidential Veto
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Bayonet Stabbings, Bullet Wounds and History Books - Joseph Graham's Revolution
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Pierpont Edwards Organizes The Toleration Party
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Snake Oil and the Placebo Effect - Elisha Perkins' Metallic Tractor
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Steam Power at the Constitutional Convention - John Fitch's Perseverance
May 24, 2021
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Former Chancellor John Lansing Vanishes
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Richard Howly Escapes with the State Archives
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The Impartial Examiner III - Electing Ratification Delegates
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James Manning, Brown University and The French Army
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Stephen Decatur - The Conqueror of the Barbary Pirates
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The Man John Adams Helped Amputate - William Barron
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Woodbury Langdon Gets Detained in New York City
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Getting Money Back - John Brown Cutting and the Prince of Luxembourg
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John Haring and The Orangetown Resolutions
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Samuel Livermore Recommends Vermont Statehood
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William Williams Supports A Religious Test
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Messrs. Alsop & Company - The Secret Committee's Fake Business
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Joseph Jones and the Letter that Saved America
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Edmund Pendleton and the Scandal That Started a Revolution
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Thomas Burke Escapes A British Prison Camp
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The Impartial Examiner II - Competing Interests
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Richard Bland and the Early Days of American Rebelliousness
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William Burnet Heals Continental Veterans
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Mordecai Gist Redefines Dandy
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Stephen Higginson Throws Shade At John Hancock
May 3, 2021
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John Hart - Cave Dweller
May 2, 2021
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Elias Boudinot Signs The Preliminary Articles of Peace
May 1, 2021
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Impartial Examiner I - Expressly Reserved Rights
Apr 30, 2021
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Robert Goldsborough Recommends a Government to Washington
Apr 29, 2021
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Penelope Barker and the Edenton Tea Party
Apr 28, 2021
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James A. Bayard Does Hamilton's Dirty Work
Apr 27, 2021
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Isaac Smith - Partisan Politics in Early New Jersey
Apr 26, 2021
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Mary Katherine Goddard Reveals the Signers of the Declaration
Apr 25, 2021
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Timothy Pickering Serves at the Pleasure of the President
Apr 24, 2021
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A Preview of the Impartial Examiner
Apr 23, 2021
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The First Mayor of Pittsburgh - War Documenter Ebenezer Denny
Apr 22, 2021
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'Light Horse Harry Lee' Quells The Whiskey Rebels
Apr 21, 2021
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Cowardice and Misbehaviour: The Court Martial of John Wisner
Apr 20, 2021
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Eliza Lucas Pinckney Transforms South Carolina's Economy
Apr 19, 2021
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The Essays of Brutus: An Overview
Apr 16, 2021
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The First Woman Executed in the United States - Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner
Apr 15, 2021
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Samuel Dexter Runs Half The Cabinet
Apr 14, 2021
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Interrogated By A Predecessor - Attorney General Levi Lincoln, Sr.
Apr 13, 2021
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Peter Silvester Educates a President
Apr 12, 2021
Apr 9, 2021
A Foot in Every Branch - Brutus XVI
Apr 9, 2021
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Jeremiah F. Evarts Fights Indian Removal
Apr 8, 2021
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Simon Kenton's Fake Identity
Apr 7, 2021
Apr 5, 2021
From Privateer to Vice President (of Pennsylvania) - Charles Biddle
Apr 5, 2021
Apr 5, 2021
The Wizard Owl of Hopewell - Andrew Pickens
Apr 5, 2021
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Backward Judiciary - Brutus XV
Apr 2, 2021
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Sir James Jay's Invisible Ink
Apr 1, 2021
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Mar 31, 2021
Josiah Harmar’s Defeat - Embarrassing the Senior Officer of the US Army
Mar 31, 2021
Mar 30, 2021
Breaking James Madison’s Heart - Catherine ‘Kitty’ Floyd
Mar 30, 2021
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Representing Long Island - William Floyd's Revolution
Mar 29, 2021
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The Courts Already Work - Brutus XIV (Continued)
Mar 26, 2021
Mar 19, 2021
Outlining the Sixth Amendment - Brutus XIV
Mar 19, 2021
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James Hillhouse Declines With The Federalist Party
Mar 18, 2021
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Hamilton's Estranged Older Brother - Peter Lavien
Mar 17, 2021
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John Milledge Becomes The Most Powerful Man in Georgia
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Early American Prison Reform - Edward Livingston's Codes
Mar 15, 2021
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Individuals v. States - Brutus XIII
Mar 12, 2021
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The Impeachment of Judge John Pickering
Mar 11, 2021
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James Morris’ Academy - Coeducation in the American Founding
Mar 10, 2021
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The Other Robert Morris - Chief Justice of Revolutionary New Jersey
Mar 9, 2021
Mar 8, 2021
The Man Who REALLY Engraved The Boston Massacre - Henry Pelham
Mar 8, 2021
Mar 5, 2021
Validating State Laws - Brutus XII (Continued)
Mar 5, 2021
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Looking Back at the Most Popular Founders of the Day - 3rd Anniversary Addition
Mar 4, 2021
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Why Harmanus Bleecker Has a Library Named in His Honor
Mar 3, 2021
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Proving Intelligence Defies Race - Benjamin Banneker Confronts Jefferson
Mar 2, 2021
Mar 1, 2021
Jesse Hawley and the Erie Canal - Hercules Writes From Prison
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Feb 26, 2021
The States vs Domestic Tranquility - Brutus XII
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The Man Who Died To Give America The Metric System - Joseph Dombey
Feb 25, 2021
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Caleb Davis Transitions a Rebellious Colony into a State
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John Parker Boyd's Career Gets Tarnished at Crysler's Farm
Feb 23, 2021
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The Oldest Founder in New Jersey - Hendrick Fisher
Feb 22, 2021
Feb 19, 2021
Governed by the Supreme Court - Brutus XI
Feb 19, 2021
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From Sponsoring Madison to Leading The Nation - Virginia's Barbour Family
Feb 18, 2021
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The Hero Blacksmith That Purchased His Freedom - Gilbert Hunt
Feb 17, 2021
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The Governor Dies in the Theatre - The Death of George William Smith
Feb 16, 2021
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The Richmond Theatre Fire - Alexander Placide's Benefit Goes Down in Flames
Feb 15, 2021
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Not Just The Government, But The Army Itself - Brutus X
Feb 12, 2021
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The Truth About Washington's Lies - Parson Weems and the Cherry Tree
Feb 11, 2021
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Losing Men in New Orleans - The Journeys of Elizabeth House Trist
Feb 10, 2021
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Pushing Pennsylvania Through The War of 1812 - Governor Simon Snyder
Feb 9, 2021
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Support for St. Clair - Robert Kirkwood Suffers the Greatest Defeat
Feb 8, 2021
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Rebutting The Federalist - Brutus IX
Feb 5, 2021
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Dyre Kearney Tries to Move The Continental Congress
Feb 4, 2021
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The Death of a Reverend - John Rosbrugh at Assunpink Creek
Feb 2, 2021
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The 9 Capitals of The American Revolution
Feb 1, 2021
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Jan 29, 2021
Unlimited Nation Debt and Standing Armies - Brutus VIII
Jan 29, 2021
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Barnt De Klyn Clothes The Continental Army and Hosts a King
Jan 28, 2021
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40 Years of Voting 'No' - Nathaniel Macon Slows Down The Government
Jan 27, 2021
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Georgia's Fighting Founding Mother - Nancy Hart
Jan 26, 2021
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William Vans Murray and the End of the Quasi-War with France
Jan 25, 2021
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Defining Limits on Taxation - Brutus VII
Jan 22, 2021
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First American Secretary at The Court of St James - William Stephens Smith
Jan 21, 2021
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The Pain of First Daughter Nabby Adams
Jan 20, 2021
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William Henry Harrison During The American Founding
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Isaac Shelby - First Governor For The State of Kentucky
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Taxing The States Out Of Existence - Brutus VI
Jan 15, 2021
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How Solomon Bush's Wound Exposed a Spy at Washington's Headquarters
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The Wills of Randolph Jefferson
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The Kidnapping of Delaware President John McKinly
Jan 12, 2021
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The Longest-Serving Inaugural Congressman - George Thatcher
Jan 11, 2021
Jan 8, 2021
The Abuse of Necessary and Proper - Brutus V
Jan 8, 2021
Jan 7, 2021
James Sullivan and the Creation of Massachusetts
Jan 7, 2021
Jan 6, 2021
Jehu Davis Take Over Delaware and Salutes Washington
Jan 6, 2021
Jan 5, 2021
Judge and Justice - The Career of St. George Tucker
Jan 5, 2021
Jan 4, 2021
American Treasurer - Thomas Tudor Tucker
Jan 4, 2021
Jan 1, 2021
The Purpose of Constitutions - Brutus IV
Jan 1, 2021
December 2020
Dec 31, 2020
Governor John Houstoun Argues About Invading Florida
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 30, 2020
The Father of the US Marine Corps - Samuel Nicholas
Dec 30, 2020
Dec 29, 2020
Bringing the Smallpox Vaccine to America - Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse
Dec 29, 2020
Dec 28, 2020
From Hamilton Duels to the Father of Theatre Management - Stephen Price
Dec 28, 2020
Dec 25, 2020
Is Representation Truly Representative in the Constitution? - Brutus III
Dec 25, 2020
Dec 24, 2020
Samuel Thomsonian Medicine - The Botanicals Boom
Dec 24, 2020
Dec 23, 2020
The Empress of China and America's First Asian Trade
Dec 23, 2020
Dec 22, 2020
The First American Diplomat in China - Samuel Shaw
Dec 22, 2020
Dec 21, 2020
Prudence Cummings Wright Commands A Female Militia
Dec 21, 2020
Dec 18, 2020
Where's the Bill of Rights? - Brutus II
Dec 18, 2020
Dec 17, 2020
Timothy Murphy - Sniper at Saratoga
Dec 17, 2020
Dec 16, 2020
John Broome Guides New York City's Post-War Economy
Dec 16, 2020
Dec 15, 2020
John Tayler Repeatedly Loses to DeWitt Clinton
Dec 15, 2020
Dec 14, 2020
John Jay Declares Independence
Dec 14, 2020
Dec 11, 2020
The Essays of Brutus - Brutus I
Dec 11, 2020
Dec 10, 2020
Increase Sumner and a Changing Massachusetts
Dec 10, 2020
Dec 9, 2020
Philip Syng Physick - The Father of American Surgery
Dec 9, 2020
Dec 8, 2020
William Smith's House Gets Turned Into A Fort
Dec 8, 2020
Dec 7, 2020
Beloved Mother - Nancy Ward Fights For Peace
Dec 7, 2020
Dec 4, 2020
Brutus is Coming - A Change to Anti-Federalist Fridays
Dec 4, 2020
Dec 3, 2020
John Gibson's Indiana Territory
Dec 3, 2020
Dec 2, 2020
Two Revolutionaries, One Ball - The Tragedy of James Witherspoon
Dec 2, 2020
Dec 1, 2020
Timothy Peirce and The Gamecock Affair
Dec 1, 2020
November 2020
Nov 30, 2020
An Out-Of-Pocket Revolutionary - Blair McClenachan
Nov 30, 2020
Nov 27, 2020
Impeaching Everyone - Joseph Taylor's Argument From North Carolina
Nov 27, 2020
Nov 26, 2020
Arthur Fenner Rejects Hamilton's Scheming
Nov 26, 2020
Nov 25, 2020
Leaving the Senate at Midnight - Elijah Paine Becomes a Judge
Nov 25, 2020
Nov 24, 2020
The Murder of a Patriot Preacher - The Tragedy of James Caldwell
Nov 24, 2020
Nov 23, 2020
That Time James Monroe Publicly Criticized Washington's Foreign Policy
Nov 23, 2020
Nov 20, 2020
Alfred Uses John Adams' Success Against The Constitution
Nov 20, 2020
Nov 19, 2020
Uriah Tracy Defends President Washington's Foreign Policy
Nov 19, 2020
Nov 18, 2020
Moses Cleaveland Journeys To Ohio
Nov 18, 2020
Nov 17, 2020
Joseph Fenwick's Settlement - Catholic Immigration to Frontier Missouri
Nov 17, 2020
Nov 16, 2020
Joseph Fenwick Accidentally Captures an American Vessel
Nov 16, 2020
Nov 13, 2020
A Plebian - Melancton Smith's Anti-Federalist Rational
Nov 13, 2020
Nov 12, 2020
Dohickey Arundel Stubbornly Blows Himself Up
Nov 12, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
The Nation's Longest Epitaph - Simeon Martin
Nov 11, 2020
Nov 10, 2020
Samuel H. Dearborn's Silhouettes, or, The Murder of Issac Robertson
Nov 10, 2020
Nov 9, 2020
The Donal Robertson School
Nov 9, 2020
Nov 6, 2020
Republicus - An Anti-Federalist on the Frontier
Nov 6, 2020
Nov 5, 2020
From Kentucky to Louisiana - James Brown Supplements Statehood
Nov 5, 2020
Nov 4, 2020
A Donkey For Washington - Spain's Royal Gift
Nov 4, 2020
Nov 3, 2020
President of Virginia's Board of War - James Innes
Nov 3, 2020
Nov 2, 2020
Rawleigh Colston Runs Guns For The Continental Army
Nov 2, 2020
October 2020
Oct 30, 2020
A Federal Farmer Observes The Constitution
Oct 30, 2020
Oct 29, 2020
Writing For Wythe - The Early Career of Henry Clay
Oct 29, 2020
Oct 28, 2020
Left For Dead Teenager Turned US Congressman - Robert Gibbes Barnwell
Oct 28, 2020
Oct 27, 2020
Isiah Thomas Prints The Massachusetts Spy
Oct 27, 2020
Oct 26, 2020
Replacing Hamilton - Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Takes Over the Treasury Deptartment
Oct 26, 2020
Oct 23, 2020
A Columbian Patriot - Mercy Otis Warren Observes the Constitution
Oct 23, 2020
Oct 22, 2020
The 100 Most Important American Founders - 2020 Rankings
Oct 22, 2020
Oct 21, 2020
The 10th Richest American Ever - Lord Stephen Van Rensselaer III
Oct 21, 2020
Oct 20, 2020
Mayor Abraham Ten Broeck's Birgade
Oct 20, 2020
Oct 19, 2020
The Jay-Gardoqui Treaty - An Agreement That Never Was
Oct 19, 2020
Oct 16, 2020
Patrick Henry's Three Bugbears
Oct 16, 2020
Oct 15, 2020
Peter Van Brugh Livingston Guides New York Patriots
Oct 15, 2020
Oct 14, 2020
The Sibling with Nothing to Sign - Richard Morris
Oct 14, 2020
Oct 13, 2020
Joseph Thompson and the Battle of Young's House
Oct 13, 2020
Oct 12, 2020
The Highest Ranking Native American in the Continental Army - Colonel Louis Cook
Oct 12, 2020
Oct 9, 2020
Philanthropos warns that the Constitution Will Lead to Civil War
Oct 9, 2020
Oct 8, 2020
John Smilie's Strange Absence From The Whiskey Rebellion
Oct 8, 2020
Oct 7, 2020
Joseph Whipple's Contribution to Freedom in Portsmouth
Oct 7, 2020
Oct 5, 2020
Absconded From the Household of the President - Ona Judge's Escape
Oct 5, 2020
Oct 2, 2020
Rhode Island as an Anti-Federalist Example
Oct 2, 2020
Oct 1, 2020
Weathering the Storm - William Hindman's Frightening Trip to Massachusetts
Oct 1, 2020
September 2020
Sep 30, 2020
Lucy Ludwell Paradise's Lifetime of Loss
Sep 30, 2020
Sep 29, 2020
Getting Money Back - John Brown Cutting and the Prince of Luxembourg
Sep 29, 2020
Sep 28, 2020
David Salisbury Franks - Jewish Officer of the Continental Army
Sep 28, 2020
Sep 25, 2020
The Federal Bull-Dog: Luther Martin's Anti-Federalist Beginnings
Sep 25, 2020
Sep 24, 2020
John Taylor of Caroline Criticizes the Elite
Sep 24, 2020
Sep 23, 2020
Titus Hosmer and the Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture
Sep 23, 2020
Sep 22, 2020
Andrew Moore Solicits Donations from Washington
Sep 22, 2020
Sep 21, 2020
Washington the Businessman - The James River Company
Sep 21, 2020
Sep 18, 2020
The First Anti-Federalists - Robert Yates and John Lansing, Jr.
Sep 18, 2020
Sep 17, 2020
Edmund Randolph’s Love/Hate Relationship with the Constitution
Sep 17, 2020
Sep 16, 2020
First Chaplain of the House of Representatives - William Linn
Sep 16, 2020
Sep 15, 2020
William Branch Giles Underestimates Hamilton's Notes
Sep 15, 2020
Sep 14, 2020
Lydia Darragh Steals Away with Information
Sep 14, 2020
Sep 11, 2020
Philadelphiensis vs The New Roof - Benjamin Workman's Sensationalism
Sep 11, 2020
Sep 10, 2020
William Barton Nabs a General
Sep 10, 2020
Sep 9, 2020
Presidents Everywhere - John Tyler, Sr.'s Roommates and Children
Sep 9, 2020
Sep 8, 2020
The Other Nathan Hale - Captured at Hubbardton
Sep 8, 2020
Sep 7, 2020
David Barclay's Plan of Reconciliation
Sep 7, 2020
Sep 4, 2020
We Have Been Told of Phantoms - William Grayson's Constitutional Skepticism
Sep 4, 2020
Sep 3, 2020
A Spot of Tea With Mary Lindley Murray
Sep 3, 2020
Sep 2, 2020
Abducting A Monarch - Stephen Sayre's Questionable Plan
Sep 2, 2020
Sep 1, 2020
The First Sheriff in Ohio - Ebenezer Sproat
Sep 1, 2020
August 2020
Aug 31, 2020
John Dickey Gets Rewarded For Disobedience
Aug 31, 2020
Aug 28, 2020
The Impartial Examiner Confronts Arbitrary Government
Aug 28, 2020
Aug 27, 2020
Thomas Jefferson's Pet Grizzlies
Aug 27, 2020
Aug 26, 2020
Timothy Danielson Declines to Attend Congress Thrice
Aug 26, 2020
Aug 24, 2020
Griffith Rutherford Campaigns Against the Cherokee
Aug 24, 2020
Aug 21, 2020
James Winthrop and the Letters of Agrippa
Aug 21, 2020
Aug 20, 2020
The First North American to be Killed by a Puma?
Aug 20, 2020
Aug 19, 2020
John Quincy Adams' Role in the American Founding
Aug 19, 2020
Aug 18, 2020
From the Mason-Dixon to the US Mint - David Rittenhouse Leaves His Mark
Aug 18, 2020
Aug 17, 2020
The Revolutionary Astronomy of David Rittenhouse
Aug 17, 2020
Aug 14, 2020
The Dissent of the Pennsylvania Minority
Aug 14, 2020
Aug 13, 2020
Rebecca Minot Prescott Sherman's Revolutionary Flags
Aug 13, 2020
Aug 12, 2020
Samuel Wyllys and the First Company Governor's Foot Guard
Aug 12, 2020
Aug 11, 2020
William Bingham Plays Arms Dealer in the Caribbean
Aug 11, 2020
Aug 10, 2020
The Killing of Cornelius Wynkoop
Aug 10, 2020
Aug 7, 2020
The Letters of Centinel - Samuel Bryan's Anti-Federalism
Aug 7, 2020
Aug 6, 2020
Orphan's Courts at the American Founding
Aug 6, 2020
Aug 5, 2020
Joseph Wood's Controversial Promotion
Aug 5, 2020
Aug 4, 2020
Paul Hamilton Prepares the Navy for 1812
Aug 4, 2020
Aug 3, 2020
Abel James Persuades Franklin to Write His Autobiography
Aug 3, 2020
July 2020
Jul 31, 2020
Montezuma's Sarcastic Approval of the Constitution
Jul 31, 2020
Jul 30, 2020
America's Second Capital - Henry Fite's House
Jul 30, 2020
Jul 29, 2020
Manasseh Cutler Speaks on the Associates' Behalf
Jul 29, 2020
Jul 24, 2020
The Anonymous John DeWitt Argues For Reflection
Jul 24, 2020
Jul 23, 2020
Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson Fights For Her Land Back
Jul 23, 2020
Jul 22, 2020
The Poorly Received Social Critique of Rebecca Rush
Jul 22, 2020
Jul 21, 2020
Transcribing Independence For Washington - Jacob Rush
Jul 21, 2020
Jul 20, 2020
The Carolina Gamecock - Thomas Sumter
Jul 20, 2020
Jul 17, 2020
Preparing for the Anti-Federalist
Jul 17, 2020
Jul 16, 2020
Planning Fortifications with Rufus Putnam
Jul 16, 2020
Jul 14, 2020
The Only Canadian Marquis - Lotbinière Goads France Back to North America
Jul 14, 2020
Jul 13, 2020
John Holt Evacuates with the Patriot's Propaganda Machine
Jul 13, 2020
Jul 10, 2020
Prequel to the Federalist Papers - The State House Yard Speech
Jul 10, 2020
Jul 9, 2020
An Able Youth With Certain Follies - Jonathan Williams Austin
Jul 9, 2020
Jul 8, 2020
John Nixon Reads the Declaration and Directs the First Bank
Jul 8, 2020
Jul 7, 2020
From the Brothel to Businesswoman - The Ascent of Eliza Jumel
Jul 7, 2020
Jul 6, 2020
Accused of Backwardness - James Scamman's Bunker Hill Court Martial
Jul 6, 2020
Jul 3, 2020
The Colonists' Complaints - 27 Reasons The Founders Declared Independence
Jul 3, 2020
Jul 2, 2020
Alexander Lillington (Or Maybe it's John Lillington) at Moore's Creek Bridge
Jul 2, 2020
Jul 1, 2020
Joseph Jones and the Letter that Saved America
Jul 1, 2020
June 2020
Jun 30, 2020
The Battle of the Clouds - A Fight That Got Rained Out
Jun 30, 2020
Jun 29, 2020
The Slaying of Jane McCrea
Jun 29, 2020
Jun 26, 2020
Reflecting on the Federalist - Looking Back on Two Years of Study
Jun 26, 2020
Jun 25, 2020
Gabriel Jones Introduces Washington to Politics
Jun 25, 2020
Jun 24, 2020
William Peery Postpones an Election
Jun 24, 2020
Jun 23, 2020
Hamilton's Adoptive Brother - Edward Stevens
Jun 23, 2020
Jun 22, 2020
Supplying Fighting Founders- Commissary General Samuel Hodgdon
Jun 22, 2020
Jun 19, 2020
The Final Federalist - Federalist #85
Jun 19, 2020
Jun 18, 2020
Commander of the Culpeper Minutemen - Edward Stevens
Jun 18, 2020
Jun 17, 2020
Paul Jennings' Journey to Freedom and Memories of the White House
Jun 17, 2020
Jun 16, 2020
Embarrassing An Ambassador - Thomas Jefferson and the Merry Affair
Jun 16, 2020
Jun 15, 2020
The Widow Dolly's Telegraph
Jun 15, 2020
Jun 12, 2020
Miscellaneous Disagreements with the Constitution - Federalist #84
Jun 12, 2020
Jun 11, 2020
Thomas Ludwell Lee - The Revolution's Older Brother
Jun 11, 2020
Jun 10, 2020
North Carolina's First Governor - Richard Caswell
Jun 10, 2020
Jun 8, 2020
The San Juan Expedition - Britain's Colonial Invasion of Nicaragua
Jun 8, 2020
Jun 5, 2020
Trial By Jury in Civil Cases - Federalist #83
Jun 5, 2020
Jun 4, 2020
Robert Townsend Takes His Secret to the Grave
Jun 4, 2020
Jun 3, 2020
James Moore Could Have Been an American Hero
Jun 3, 2020
Jun 2, 2020
Elizabeth Burgin Goes Into Hiding
Jun 2, 2020
Jun 1, 2020
"If They Fired Thro' His Arse" - Luther Baldwin Insults President Adams
Jun 1, 2020
May 2020
May 29, 2020
Concurrent Jurisdiction - Federalist #82
May 29, 2020
May 28, 2020
Arrested BEFORE Espionage - George Higday's Failure as a Spy
May 28, 2020
May 27, 2020
Vermont's First Chief Justice...and First Senator - Moses Robinson
May 27, 2020
May 26, 2020
The President of the Vermont Republic - Thomas Chittenden
May 26, 2020
May 25, 2020
Founders Who Fell - 6 Revolutionaries to Remember This Memorial Day (2020)
May 25, 2020
May 22, 2020
A Primarily Appellate Court - Federalist #81
May 22, 2020
May 21, 2020
Abraham Buford and the Waxhaw Massacre
May 21, 2020
May 20, 2020
William Hull and the Surrender of Detroit
May 20, 2020
May 19, 2020
America's First Stuntman - Sam Patch the Jersey Jumper
May 19, 2020
May 18, 2020
Overshadowed by Lewis and Clark - Zebulon Pike's Expedition
May 18, 2020
May 15, 2020
The Responsibilities of the Supreme Court - Federalist #80
May 15, 2020
May 14, 2020
Joseph Martin's Stations
May 14, 2020
May 13, 2020
Elected Mayor at the Continental Congress - Samuel Rhoads
May 13, 2020
May 12, 2020
Margaret Brown Stone's Afflicted Revolution
May 12, 2020
May 11, 2020
The Top 9 American Revolutionaries Named Thomas
May 11, 2020
May 8, 2020
Aging Justices - Federalist #79
May 8, 2020
May 7, 2020
William Duane Publishes a Partisan Paper - Early American Journalism
May 7, 2020
May 6, 2020
John Fries' Rebellion - America's Third Anti-Tax Revolt
May 6, 2020
May 4, 2020
The Chaplain of the First Continental Congress - Jacob Duché
May 4, 2020
May 1, 2020
Lifetime Appointments for the Court - Federalist #78
May 1, 2020
April 2020
Apr 30, 2020
Anthony Morris, Jr - The Brewer Who Ran FROM Office
Apr 30, 2020
Apr 29, 2020
The American Revolution in India - Bellecombe and the Third Siege of Pondicherry
Apr 29, 2020
Apr 28, 2020
Victory Missed - How the Battle of Punk Hill Almost Changed History
Apr 28, 2020
Apr 27, 2020
Thomas Butler Won't Cut His Hair
Apr 27, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
18th Century Bonus Content - The Federalist Takes a Break
Apr 24, 2020
Apr 23, 2020
David Wooster Rejects His Commission
Apr 23, 2020
Apr 21, 2020
Designing America - Pierre Eugene du Simitiere Translates Letters to Canada
Apr 21, 2020
Apr 20, 2020
Sarah Livingston Jay Takes Washington by the Hair
Apr 20, 2020
Apr 17, 2020
We're Still Talking About Appointments? - Federalist #77
Apr 17, 2020
Apr 16, 2020
James Patton Brings the First Thoroughbred to the New World
Apr 16, 2020
Apr 15, 2020
Founding Taxman - Joseph Neville and the Whiskey Rebellion
Apr 15, 2020
Apr 14, 2020
Return Jonathan Meigs' Raid - The Battle of Sag Harbor
Apr 14, 2020
Apr 13, 2020
Richard Henderson, The Transylvania Company and the Cumberland Compact
Apr 13, 2020
Apr 10, 2020
Presidential Appointments - Federalist #76
Apr 10, 2020
Apr 9, 2020
Elias Dayton Forties the Mohawk Valley
Apr 9, 2020
Apr 8, 2020
William Irvine Settles State Debts
Apr 8, 2020
Apr 7, 2020
William Crawford's Expedition Suffers a Gruesome End
Apr 7, 2020
Apr 6, 2020
John Stark and the Battle of Bennington
Apr 6, 2020
Apr 3, 2020
Balancing the Power of Treaties - Federalist #75
Apr 3, 2020
Apr 1, 2020
Tennessee's First Congressman - Andrew Jackson
Apr 1, 2020
March 2020
Mar 31, 2020
Andrew Jackson's Revolutionary War
Mar 31, 2020
Mar 30, 2020
Andrew Porter Powders Yorktown
Mar 30, 2020
Mar 27, 2020
Swift Pardons and One Commander - Federalist #74
Mar 27, 2020
Mar 26, 2020
Leonard Van Buren Supplies Arnold's Makeshift Navy
Mar 26, 2020
Mar 25, 2020
Dorothy Quincy's Destination Wedding
Mar 25, 2020
Mar 24, 2020
The Parallel Lives of Elisha Lawrence
Mar 24, 2020
Mar 23, 2020
Edward Preble and The Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor
Mar 23, 2020
Mar 20, 2020
The Benefits of a Negative Veto - Federalist #73
Mar 20, 2020
Mar 19, 2020
The First American Doctor - John Archer
Mar 19, 2020
Mar 18, 2020
Rebecca Biddle Feeds Weary Continental Soldiers
Mar 18, 2020
Mar 17, 2020
Thomas Henderson's House is Burned as Two Armies Converge
Mar 17, 2020
Mar 13, 2020
Why Hamilton Thought The President Should Have Unlimited Terms - Federalist #72
Mar 13, 2020
Mar 12, 2020
John Porter Begs Washington to Reconsider
Mar 12, 2020
Mar 11, 2020
Jonathan Ward Competes For His Own Regiment
Mar 11, 2020
Mar 10, 2020
Francis Asbury and the Christmas Conference
Mar 10, 2020
Mar 9, 2020
John Wesley Appoints American Bishops
Mar 9, 2020
Mar 6, 2020
Why 4 Years is the Sweet Spot for President - Federalist #71
Mar 6, 2020
Mar 5, 2020
Pomp Springs - Portsmouth's 'Gentleman from Africa'
Mar 5, 2020
Mar 4, 2020
The Man Who John Adams Helped Amputate - William Barron
Mar 4, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
James Barron and the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
Mar 3, 2020
Mar 2, 2020
Samuel Barron Fights Sickness and Pirates
Mar 2, 2020
February 2020
Feb 28, 2020
An Energetic President - Federalist #70
Feb 28, 2020
Feb 27, 2020
Samuel McColloch's Leap
Feb 27, 2020
Feb 26, 2020
Working With Franklin - Noble Wimberly Jones Gets Shut Down
Feb 26, 2020
Feb 25, 2020
Purchasing Washington's Round Bottom - A Deal with Archibald McClean
Feb 25, 2020
Feb 24, 2020
John Lacey and the Battle of Crooked Billet
Feb 24, 2020
Feb 21, 2020
The President vs Governor of NY - Federalist #69
Feb 21, 2020
Feb 20, 2020
Alexander J. Dallas Reports the Court's Decisions
Feb 20, 2020
Feb 19, 2020
Before and After Lewis - The Life of William Clark
Feb 19, 2020
Feb 18, 2020
Andrew Ellicott Finalizes the Shape of the United States
Feb 18, 2020
Feb 17, 2020
The Fifer Who Made Washington's Dentures - John Greenwood
Feb 17, 2020
Feb 14, 2020
Defending Faithless Electors - Federalist #68
Feb 14, 2020
Feb 13, 2020
Rebecca Brewton Motte Smokes Out The British
Feb 13, 2020
Feb 12, 2020
Miles Brewton Is Lost On The Way To Congress
Feb 12, 2020
Feb 11, 2020
Dinah Whipple Educates Portsmouth's Black Community
Feb 11, 2020
Feb 10, 2020
Joseph Hutchings and the Battle of Kemp's Landing
Feb 10, 2020
Feb 8, 2020
Announcement: The Big Little Change Coming to Founder of the Day
Feb 8, 2020
Feb 7, 2020
The Public Shaming of Cato - Federalist #67
Feb 7, 2020
Feb 6, 2020
William Barton Delivers News of Rhode Island's Ratification
Feb 6, 2020
Feb 5, 2020
Cheney Clow's Loyalist Rebellion...And His Murder Trial
Feb 5, 2020
Feb 4, 2020
John Cook's Controversial Winter As Governor of Delaware
Feb 4, 2020
Feb 3, 2020
Josiah Bartlett Does Everything For Revolutionary New Hampshire
Feb 3, 2020
Feb 2, 2020
The First Presidential Veto
Feb 2, 2020
Feb 1, 2020
Daniel Owen Chairs Rhode Island's Ratification Convention
Feb 1, 2020
January 2020
Jan 31, 2020
Mixing Branches - Federalist #66
Jan 31, 2020
Jan 30, 2020
Affairs, Scandal and Poetry - Sarah Wentworth Morton Finds a New Hero
Jan 30, 2020
Jan 28, 2020
Washington Secures Washington - The Tactics Used to Purchase America's Capital
Jan 28, 2020
Jan 27, 2020
Completing the Capitol - Charles Bulfinch Finishes Washington
Jan 27, 2020
Jan 26, 2020
The Cost of Revolution: James Swan Buys America's Debt to France
Jan 26, 2020
Jan 25, 2020
How the Philadelphia Mutiny Created the District of Columbia
Jan 25, 2020
Jan 24, 2020
The Structure of Impeachment- Federalist #65
Jan 24, 2020
Jan 23, 2020
Executing Officers - The Pompton Mutiny of the New Jersey Line
Jan 23, 2020
Jan 22, 2020
The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny of 1781
Jan 22, 2020
Jan 21, 2020
William Jackson - Secretary at the Constitutional Convention
Jan 21, 2020
Jan 20, 2020
Samuel Elbert Plays David to the British Navy's Goliath - The Battle of Fredrica River
Jan 20, 2020
Jan 19, 2020
Nicholas Biddle's Ship Explodes - The Battle of Barbados
Jan 19, 2020
Jan 18, 2020
Michael Hillegas Gets Hired as Treasurer of the United States
Jan 18, 2020
Jan 17, 2020
John Jay's Last Defense - Federalist #64
Jan 17, 2020
Jan 16, 2020
George Clymer Buys Worthless Coin
Jan 16, 2020
Jan 15, 2020
Franchising Franklin - The Timothy Family Bring Poor Richard to South Carolina
Jan 15, 2020
Jan 14, 2020
Benjamin Mecom's Disappearance - Ben Franklin's Failed Nephew
Jan 14, 2020
Jan 13, 2020
Ben Franklin's Favorite Sister - The Tragic Life of Jane Mecom
Jan 13, 2020
Jan 12, 2020
James Franklin's Press - The Education of Benjamin Franklin
Jan 12, 2020
Jan 11, 2020
America's Longest Serving Generals - The Team of George Gibson and Thomas Jesup
Jan 11, 2020
Jan 10, 2020
A Due Sense of National Character - Federalist #63
Jan 10, 2020
Jan 9, 2020
From Prison to Yale - Amos Eaton Restructures American Education
Jan 9, 2020
Jan 8, 2020
James Jackson Receives the Keys to The City of Savannah
Jan 8, 2020
Jan 6, 2020
The Second Invasion of Canada - Johnathan Eddy's Rebellion
Jan 6, 2020
Jan 4, 2020
Solomon Drowne Sees the Gaspee Go Down
Jan 4, 2020
Jan 3, 2020
The Logic of the Senate - Federalist #62
Jan 3, 2020
Jan 2, 2020
The Defacing of Daniel Malcom's Grave
Jan 2, 2020
Jan 1, 2020
Preparing for Midnight - Paul Revere Delivers the Portsmouth Alarm
Jan 1, 2020
December 2019
Dec 31, 2019
Paul Revere Returns to Philly - The Impact of the Suffolk Resolves
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 30, 2019
Paul Revere Rallies the Colonies - The Long Ride to Philly
Dec 30, 2019
Dec 29, 2019
Founder of the Day Update for Founders Fans
Dec 29, 2019
Dec 28, 2019
Amelia Simmons - The Mother of American Cookbooks
Dec 28, 2019
Dec 27, 2019
Unspecified Elections - Federalist #61
Dec 27, 2019
Dec 25, 2019
Washington Goes Home For Christmas
Dec 25, 2019
Dec 24, 2019
Article Signer Richard Huston Gets Captured With the Army
Dec 24, 2019
Dec 23, 2019
The First Battle AFTER Yorktown - Marinus Willett's Pursiut
Dec 23, 2019
Dec 21, 2019
Michael Rudolph Feels the Wrath of Mad Anthony Wayne
Dec 21, 2019
Dec 20, 2019
Unconsolidated Wealth - Federalist #60
Dec 20, 2019
Dec 19, 2019
The Father of Clinical Medicine - Thomas Bond
Dec 19, 2019
Dec 18, 2019
Oliver Pollock's Spending Spree - Working With Spain and Funding the War in the West
Dec 18, 2019
Dec 17, 2019
Bernardo de Galvez Takes the Mississippi River
Dec 17, 2019
Dec 16, 2019
Destroyer of Villages - William Butler and the Raid on Unadilla and Onaquaga
Dec 16, 2019
Dec 15, 2019
The Fry-Jefferson Map
Dec 15, 2019
Dec 14, 2019
Westell Willoughby Recommends a Third Term for Jefferson
Dec 14, 2019
Dec 13, 2019
Controlling Elections - Federalist #59
Dec 13, 2019
Dec 11, 2019
The Death of a Loyalist Father - James Habersham's Revolutionary Sons
Dec 11, 2019
Dec 10, 2019
Seth Pomeroy Resolves the Massachusetts Seniority Crisis
Dec 10, 2019
Dec 9, 2019
Every Major General in the Continental Army
Dec 9, 2019
Dec 8, 2019
The George Baylor Massacre
Dec 8, 2019
Dec 7, 2019
Creating Maine - Superintendent of Eastern Indians John Allan
Dec 7, 2019
Dec 6, 2019
Sizing Up The House of Representatives - Federalist #58
Dec 6, 2019
Dec 4, 2019
The Death of a President's Son - Charles Adams' Alcoholism
Dec 4, 2019
Dec 3, 2019
In The Service of My Country- Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy
Dec 3, 2019
Dec 2, 2019
We are all Republicans, We are all Federalists - Thomas Jefferson's Inauguration
Dec 2, 2019
Dec 1, 2019
The Youngest American Ever Executed - Hannah Ocuish
Dec 1, 2019
November 2019
Nov 30, 2019
Pierse Long and the Battle of Fort Ann
Nov 30, 2019
Nov 29, 2019
Loyal to the Electors? - Federalist #57
Nov 29, 2019
Nov 28, 2019
Revolutionary Thanksgivings - The Founders' Version of a Modern Holiday
Nov 28, 2019
Nov 27, 2019
George Gilmer Replaces Jefferson and Declares Independence
Nov 27, 2019
Nov 26, 2019
Lachlan McIntosh's Military Honors Get Overshadowed
Nov 26, 2019
Nov 25, 2019
Thomas Conway's Cabal
Nov 25, 2019
Nov 24, 2019
Peter Stephen Du Ponceau Speaks in Many Tongues
Nov 24, 2019
Nov 23, 2019
Joseph Spencer Doesn't Ride in Rhode Island
Nov 23, 2019
Nov 22, 2019
Knowing the Voters - Federalist #56
Nov 22, 2019
Nov 21, 2019
James Nicholson Give Hamilton the Apology he Wants
Nov 21, 2019
Nov 20, 2019
The First American Educated Physician - Jonathan Elmer
Nov 20, 2019
Nov 19, 2019
Inspector General Philippe Coudray Gets Murdered by a Horse
Nov 19, 2019
Nov 18, 2019
The Adventures of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
Nov 18, 2019
Nov 17, 2019
The French Mourn Franklin and Hilarity Ensues
Nov 17, 2019
Nov 16, 2019
Archibald Bulloch Can't Return for the Signing
Nov 16, 2019
Nov 15, 2019
Why is the House of Representatives the Right Size? - Federalist #55
Nov 15, 2019
Nov 12, 2019
Don't Go West, Old Man - Eliphalet Dyer and the Susquehanna Company
Nov 12, 2019
Nov 11, 2019
The Groton Riots - Job Shattuck's First Rebellion
Nov 11, 2019
Nov 10, 2019
Howe's Germantown Headquarters - The House Arrest of Benjamin Chew
Nov 10, 2019
Nov 9, 2019
Civil Engineering and Tasty Apples - Loammi Baldwin's Massachusetts
Nov 9, 2019
Nov 8, 2019
Why Three-Fifths Was Compromised - Federalist #54
Nov 8, 2019
Nov 7, 2019
Too Polite To Duel - John Penn's Courteous Rebellion
Nov 7, 2019
Nov 7, 2019
John Penn Loses His Ownership of Pennsylvania
Nov 7, 2019
Nov 5, 2019
The Frozen Drowning of Samuel Holden Parsons
Nov 5, 2019
Nov 4, 2019
Writing Wrongs - Anthony Haswell's Divisive Content
Nov 4, 2019
Nov 3, 2019
The Spitting Matthew Lyon - From Congress to Jail and Back
Nov 3, 2019
Nov 1, 2019
Why Are Two Year Terms Practical For The House of Representatives? - Federalist #53
Nov 1, 2019
October 2019
Oct 31, 2019
Washington Irving's Involvement in Changing Literary Tastes
Oct 31, 2019
Oct 30, 2019
Washington's First Inaugural Address
Oct 30, 2019
Oct 29, 2019
The Inauguration of George Washington
Oct 29, 2019
Oct 28, 2019
Finishing the Ride - Samuel Prescott Warns Concord
Oct 28, 2019
Oct 27, 2019
A Brief Sail With Washington - Samuel Blachley Webb's Revolution
Oct 27, 2019
Oct 26, 2019
Twice Removed From The Continental Army - Penuel Cheney's Malpractices
Oct 26, 2019
Oct 25, 2019
Why Are Representatives Elected For Two Years? - Federalist #52
Oct 25, 2019
Oct 24, 2019
Washington's Secretary - Tobias Lear Records the President's Last Words
Oct 24, 2019
Oct 23, 2019
Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of the Navy - The Hunt for Robert Smith
Oct 23, 2019
Oct 22, 2019
John Adams Responds to the Ladies
Oct 22, 2019
Oct 21, 2019
Remembering the Lady - Abigail Adams' Most Famous Letter
Oct 21, 2019
Oct 20, 2019
Benjamin Stoddert's Quasi-Navy
Oct 20, 2019
Oct 19, 2019
The Changing Names of Mary Jefferson
Oct 19, 2019
Oct 18, 2019
Tyranny of the Majority - Federalist #51
Oct 18, 2019
Oct 17, 2019
Samuel Wharton and the Suffering Traders
Oct 17, 2019
Oct 16, 2019
Charles D. Cooper's Letter Starts a Duel
Oct 16, 2019
Oct 15, 2019
Sudden Command - Donald Campbell Leaves Quebec
Oct 15, 2019
Oct 12, 2019
Fisher Ames Persuades Congress to Sign the Jay Treaty
Oct 12, 2019
Oct 11, 2019
Why Are There No Public Reviews of the Government? - Federalist #50
Oct 11, 2019
Oct 9, 2019
Haym Salomon - The Jew Who Saved The American Revolution
Oct 9, 2019
Oct 8, 2019
Alexander Macomb's Purchase and the Panic That Ensued
Oct 8, 2019
Oct 7, 2019
Funding the War of 1812 - Stephen Girard and His Bank
Oct 7, 2019
Oct 6, 2019
William Paterson Presents the New Jersey Plan
Oct 6, 2019
Oct 5, 2019
Philemon Dickinson - Commander of New Jersey's Revolutionary Militia
Oct 5, 2019
Oct 4, 2019
Why Branches of Government Cannot Call for a Constitutional Convention - Federalist #49
Oct 4, 2019
Oct 3, 2019
Paying Debts to Britain - The Case of Ware v. Hylton
Oct 3, 2019
Oct 2, 2019
The Other James Madison - President of the College of William and Mary
Oct 2, 2019
Oct 1, 2019
The Church Without England - Samuel Seabury Reunites The Faithful
Oct 1, 2019
September 2019
Sep 30, 2019
That Their Sentiments Might Be Known - A Loyalist Meeting at Abraham Hatfield's
Sep 30, 2019
Sep 29, 2019
Resolving Foreign Fees - Edward Telfair Refunds The Ambassadors
Sep 29, 2019
Sep 27, 2019
Why Does The Constitution Have Checks And Balances? - Federalist #48
Sep 27, 2019
Sep 26, 2019
Choosing a Comptroller - The Death of Nicholas Eveleigh
Sep 26, 2019
Sep 25, 2019
Anthony Wayne Trains The Legion of the United States
Sep 25, 2019
Sep 24, 2019
Arthur St. Clair's Defeat - Governing the Northwest Indian War
Sep 24, 2019
Sep 23, 2019
Bayonets at Night - Anthony Wayne Gets Mad
Sep 23, 2019
Sep 22, 2019
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death - Patrick Henry Quiets the Room
Sep 22, 2019
Sep 20, 2019
Are the Constitution's Branches Really Separate? - Federalist #47
Sep 20, 2019
Sep 19, 2019
Saving Washington - Casimir Pulaski's Legion
Sep 19, 2019
Sep 18, 2019
Most Faithful Unto Death - Michael Kovats and the Hussars
Sep 18, 2019
Sep 17, 2019
The Father of the University of North Carolina - William Richardson Davie
Sep 17, 2019
Sep 16, 2019
Charlotte Hornets in the Revolution - William Richardson Davie's Harassment
Sep 16, 2019
Sep 15, 2019
Breadfruit Seeds From Jefferson - Allen Jones and the Halifax District Brigade
Sep 15, 2019
Sep 14, 2019
Revolutionary Brethren - The Sons of John Mercer
Sep 14, 2019
Sep 13, 2019
Who Controls a Republican Government? - Federalist #46
Sep 13, 2019
Sep 12, 2019
Founding Physicians - The Top 10 Doctors of the American Revolution
Sep 12, 2019
Sep 10, 2019
The Yazoo Land Fraud - Fletcher v Peck
Sep 10, 2019
Sep 9, 2019
William Parker Just Kind of Finds Four Hundred Thousand Dollars
Sep 9, 2019
Sep 8, 2019
Defending the Massacre - The Arguments of Josiah Quincy
Sep 8, 2019
Sep 7, 2019
The Students of Edward Holyoke
Sep 7, 2019
Sep 6, 2019
Does the Constitution Make the State Governments Obsolete? - Federalist 45
Sep 6, 2019
Sep 5, 2019
2019 American Founders Draft Rankings
Sep 5, 2019
Sep 4, 2019
Samuel Dick Goes Off in an Extraordinary Manner
Sep 4, 2019
Sep 3, 2019
Revolutionary Artist - Francis Hopkinson Designs The American Flag
Sep 3, 2019
Sep 2, 2019
James Monroe at War - The Youthful Service of a Future President
Sep 2, 2019
Sep 1, 2019
Revolutionary Georges - Founders with a Familiar First Name
Sep 1, 2019
August 2019
Aug 31, 2019
Reader Request - Benjamin Coomer
Aug 31, 2019
Aug 30, 2019
Restricting the States - Federalist #44
Aug 30, 2019
Aug 29, 2019
The Financial Ruin of an American Legend
Aug 29, 2019
Aug 28, 2019
Hugh Williamson Gets Thrown A Surprise Tea Party
Aug 28, 2019
Aug 27, 2019
Future Founders - The 11 Most Important Stamp Act Congress Delegates
Aug 27, 2019
Aug 26, 2019
The Five Day Ride of Israel Bissell - The Lexington Alarm to Philadelphia
Aug 26, 2019
Aug 25, 2019
Martyred Cowboy - Nathaniel Woodhull's Revolutionary Cattle Drive
Aug 25, 2019
Aug 23, 2019
Miscellaneous Powers of the Constitution - Federalist 43
Aug 23, 2019
Aug 22, 2019
Thomas Barclay and The Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship
Aug 22, 2019
Aug 21, 2019
Everyone's Assistant - William Palfrey Organizes The Revolution
Aug 21, 2019
Aug 20, 2019
Capturing Correspondence - Turbutt Wright Responds to a Mail Robbery
Aug 20, 2019
Aug 18, 2019
Liberating Lafayette - Francis Kinloch Huger Frees a Founder
Aug 18, 2019
Aug 18, 2019
Hamilton Plays Middleman - The Founding of the Bank of New York
Aug 18, 2019
Aug 17, 2019
Sugar, Money and Revolution - Isaac Roosevelt Amasses a Fortune
Aug 17, 2019
Aug 16, 2019
Should The Feds Regulate Interstate Trade? (Federalist 42)
Aug 16, 2019
Aug 15, 2019
Freedom Through Food - Culinary Master James Hemmings
Aug 15, 2019
Aug 14, 2019
How John Paul Got His Jones, or, Willie Jones Leads North Carolina
Aug 14, 2019
Aug 13, 2019
The Education and Mystery of Theodosia Burr
Aug 13, 2019
Aug 12, 2019
The Repeated Defeats of Comte d'Estaing
Aug 12, 2019
Aug 11, 2019
Pierre Van Cortlandt's Constant Leadership
Aug 11, 2019
Aug 9, 2019
Sensible But Not Very Polite - John Morin Scott's New York City
Aug 9, 2019
Aug 9, 2019
Does the Constitution Grant the National Government Too Much Power? (Federalist #41)
Aug 9, 2019
Aug 8, 2019
The Vindication of Timothy Bedel - The Embarrassment at The Cedars
Aug 8, 2019
Aug 7, 2019
We Should All Be Blown Up Together - Under The Sea with Ezra Lee
Aug 7, 2019
Aug 6, 2019
The First Submarine - David Bushnell's Explosive Career
Aug 6, 2019
Aug 5, 2019
The Manhattan Well Murder - People v. Levi Weeks
Aug 5, 2019
Aug 3, 2019
The Fatigue of Such a March - Joseph Frye Retires
Aug 3, 2019
Aug 2, 2019
Did the Constitutional Convention Overstep its Instructions?
Aug 2, 2019
July 2019
Jul 29, 2019
After Espionage - Benjamin Tallmadge's Last Stand
Jul 29, 2019
Jul 28, 2019
The Least Appreciated Fight of the Revolutionary War - The Battle of Short Hills
Jul 28, 2019
Jul 27, 2019
Abolition in Massachusetts - Theodore Sedgwick Takes The Case
Jul 27, 2019
Jul 26, 2019
Does the US Have a FEDERAL or NATIONAL Government? - Federalist #39
Jul 26, 2019
Jul 25, 2019
Let's Steal Their Cannons - The Hearts of Oak and Hamilton's First Taste of War
Jul 25, 2019
Jul 24, 2019
The Revolution's First Blood - Isaac Sears and the Battle of Golden Hill
Jul 24, 2019
Jul 23, 2019
Future Signers in Edinburgh - The Persuasive Richard Stockton
Jul 23, 2019
Jul 21, 2019
No Promotion - Charles Thomson Dreams Too Big
Jul 21, 2019
Jul 19, 2019
The Same But Better - Madison Loses His Cool in Federalist #38
Jul 19, 2019
Jul 15, 2019
Weak and Flighty - The Sentencing of John Wisner
Jul 15, 2019
Jul 14, 2019
Abandoned on Montresor's Island - Michael Jackson's Lone Boat
Jul 14, 2019
Jul 13, 2019
The Invisible Army of Horatio Gates
Jul 13, 2019
Jul 12, 2019
Madison's Assessment - Compromise and Federalist #37
Jul 12, 2019
Jul 11, 2019
Free Canons - Seth Warner Takes Crown Point
Jul 11, 2019
Jul 9, 2019
Pipe Smoke at Oriskany - The Dedication of Nicholas Herkimer
Jul 9, 2019
Jul 8, 2019
First Siblings - George Washington's Brothers (And Sister)
Jul 8, 2019
Jul 7, 2019
Revenge Hanging - Joshua Huddy and the Charles Asgill Affair
Jul 7, 2019
Jul 6, 2019
Heir Apparent at the Treaty of Paris - William Temple Franklin
Jul 6, 2019
Jul 5, 2019
Together Yet Independent - The Contradiction of Federalist #36
Jul 5, 2019
Jul 4, 2019
The 8 Most Underappreciated Founding Fathers
Jul 4, 2019
Jul 3, 2019
The Catholic Who Signed the Declaration - Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Jul 3, 2019
Jul 2, 2019
Otho Holland William's Tiny Cell - The Punishment of Continued Correspondence
Jul 2, 2019
Jul 1, 2019
Conqueror of the Northwest - George Rogers Clark and the Illinois Campaign
Jul 1, 2019
June 2019
Jun 30, 2019
Madison Beats Monroe - The Small Election with Big Implications
Jun 30, 2019
Jun 29, 2019
Steuben's Valley - Forging an Army
Jun 29, 2019
Jun 28, 2019
Altogether Visionary - Equality, Taxation and Federalist #35
Jun 28, 2019
Jun 26, 2019
The Continental Congress Kicks Out John Joachim Zubly
Jun 26, 2019
Jun 25, 2019
The Invalid Corps - Lewis Nicola's Disabled Soldiers
Jun 25, 2019
Jun 24, 2019
Erastus Wolcott Shares His Men
Jun 24, 2019
Jun 23, 2019
Founding Washington - Pierre-Charles L'Enfant Outlines the Capital
Jun 23, 2019
Jun 22, 2019
Before the Capital - L'Enfant at War
Jun 22, 2019
Jun 21, 2019
Reflecting on Federalist Fridays - A Review of the First 34 Papers
Jun 21, 2019
Jun 20, 2019
The Secret Governor - Arthur Middleton Rejects an Appointment
Jun 20, 2019
Jun 19, 2019
The Amputation of Gouverneur Morris - Finding Truth in a Legend
Jun 19, 2019
Jun 18, 2019
Saying No To Washington - John Eager Howard Needs Some Exercise
Jun 18, 2019
Jun 17, 2019
Gates and Arnold at Saratoga - Dispelling Historical Inaccuracy
Jun 17, 2019
Jun 16, 2019
Four Days as President - Henry Middleton Informs London of a Boycott
Jun 16, 2019
Jun 15, 2019
The Virginia Giant - Peter Francisco's Fight
Jun 15, 2019
Jun 14, 2019
Sharing Power - Federalist #34
Jun 14, 2019
Jun 13, 2019
Lady Pirate at the Gallows - The Execution of Rachel Wall
Jun 13, 2019
Jun 12, 2019
Hell in the Harbor - Death on Board the HMS Jersey
Jun 12, 2019
Jun 11, 2019
Sharp Dressed Men - John Chester and the Wethersfield Militia Company
Jun 11, 2019
Jun 10, 2019
Riots Over Coffee - From Loyal Nine to Sons of Liberty
Jun 10, 2019
Jun 9, 2019
Apothecary General of the Continental Army Andrew Craigie
Jun 9, 2019
Jun 8, 2019
King Henry of the United States?
Jun 8, 2019
Jun 7, 2019
Necessary and Proper Supremacy - Federalist #33
Jun 7, 2019
Jun 6, 2019
The Sedition of Benjamin Franklin Bache
Jun 6, 2019
Jun 4, 2019
Samuel Slater 'The Traitor' - Father of American Manufactures
Jun 4, 2019
Jun 3, 2019
The Failure of the Spinning Jenny
Jun 3, 2019
Jun 1, 2019
From Prison to Congress - The Patriotism of James Lovell
Jun 1, 2019
May 2019
May 31, 2019
Sharing Power - Hamilton's Understanding of Taxation - Federalist #32
May 31, 2019
May 30, 2019
The Declaration's Last Signer - Thomas McKean
May 30, 2019
May 29, 2019
Pity in the Field- Daniel M'Kissick Trades Lives With a Loyalist
May 29, 2019
May 28, 2019
Daniel Roberdeau's Lead Mine Fort
May 28, 2019
May 27, 2019
Founders Who Fell - 6 Revolutionaries to Remember This Memorial Day
May 27, 2019
May 26, 2019
Bayonet Stabbings, Bullet Wounds and History Books - Joseph Graham's Revolution
May 26, 2019
May 25, 2019
Snake Oil and the Placebo Effect - Elisha Perkins' Metallic Tractor
May 25, 2019
May 24, 2019
Hamilton Rolls His Eyes - Federalist #31
May 24, 2019
May 23, 2019
Finding Sullivan - James Clinton's Expedition
May 23, 2019
May 22, 2019
The Lowest Ranking Senior Officer of the US Army - John Doughty
May 22, 2019
May 21, 2019
Take The Heights - John Thomas' Overnight Fortification
May 21, 2019
May 20, 2019
Dixwell the Regicide's Grave - A Visit With Roger Sherman
May 20, 2019
May 19, 2019
Martha Bratton - Explosions, Death Threats and Huck's Defeat
May 19, 2019
May 17, 2019
Tax The People Directly - Alexander Hamilton's Federalist #30
May 17, 2019
May 15, 2019
The Midnight Ride of Sybil Ludington
May 15, 2019
May 14, 2019
Building: The First Continental Congress - Robert Smith Designs Carpenters' Hall
May 14, 2019
May 13, 2019
The Fratricide of Wyoming - John and Henry Pencel
May 13, 2019
May 12, 2019
John Dickinson Absents Himself From Independence
May 12, 2019
May 11, 2019
John Jay's Controversial Gubernatorial Campaign
May 11, 2019
May 10, 2019
The Feds Run the Militia? - Federalist #29
May 10, 2019
May 8, 2019
Nathaniel Gist's Additional Continental Regiment
May 8, 2019
May 5, 2019
Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth Ends the Quasi-War
May 5, 2019
May 4, 2019
Oliver Ellsworth Frames American Justice
May 4, 2019
May 3, 2019
Suppressing Rebellions and Fighting Tyranny- Federalist #28
May 3, 2019
April 2019
Apr 29, 2019
John Barker Church - Fake ID's, Dueling Pistols and the Schuyler Sisters
Apr 29, 2019
Apr 27, 2019
Walter Stewart - The Handsomest Man in the Continental Army
Apr 27, 2019
Apr 26, 2019
Why the Constitution Will Prevent Suppression - Federalist #27
Apr 26, 2019
Apr 25, 2019
William Shepard Scatters Shays' Rebels
Apr 25, 2019
Apr 24, 2019
Timothy Danielson Leads the Hampshire County Militia
Apr 24, 2019
Apr 21, 2019
Jonathan Moulton Makes a Deal with the Devil?
Apr 21, 2019
Apr 20, 2019
Joseph French Instigates the Paper Money Riot
Apr 20, 2019
Apr 19, 2019
How the Constitution Controls the US Army - Federalist #26
Apr 19, 2019
Apr 18, 2019
John Sullivan's Expedition
Apr 18, 2019
Apr 17, 2019
John Sullivan - Accidental Diplomat
Apr 17, 2019
Apr 16, 2019
Christopher Greene Integrates the Continental Army
Apr 16, 2019
Apr 14, 2019
George Partridge Tries to Raise Soldier's Pay
Apr 14, 2019
Apr 13, 2019
Ebenezer Hazard - Postmaster of the Confederation Congress
Apr 13, 2019
Apr 12, 2019
A Standing Army in Peacetime with Alexander Hamilton - Federalist #25
Apr 12, 2019
Apr 11, 2019
Adam Stephen Gets Blamed For Germantown
Apr 11, 2019
Apr 10, 2019
John Heath - America's First Frat Boy
Apr 10, 2019
Apr 9, 2019
Elijah Clarke and the Trans-Oconee Republic
Apr 9, 2019
Apr 7, 2019
The All-American Penmanship of Timothy Matlack
Apr 7, 2019
Apr 6, 2019
Lambert Wickes - The Continental Navy's Most Successful Captain
Apr 6, 2019
Apr 5, 2019
Hamilton Brushes Off Fears of a Standing Army
Apr 5, 2019
Apr 4, 2019
William Allen - The Loyalist Who Built Independence Hall
Apr 4, 2019
Apr 3, 2019
John Dunlap Announces American Independence
Apr 3, 2019
Apr 2, 2019
Nathaniel Ramsey Is Left For Dead
Apr 2, 2019
Apr 1, 2019
Humphrey Plowjogger's Secret Identity
Apr 1, 2019
March 2019
Mar 31, 2019
Isaac Hayne Symbolizes British Atrocity
Mar 31, 2019
Mar 29, 2019
Hamilton's Energetic Government - Federalist #23 - Federalist Fridays
Mar 29, 2019
Mar 28, 2019
Andrew Williamson and the Battle of Fort Williamson
Mar 28, 2019
Mar 27, 2019
John Haring Radicalizes the New York Delegation
Mar 27, 2019
Mar 26, 2019
Louis Duportail Engineers the American Revolution
Mar 26, 2019
Mar 24, 2019
Ezra L'Hommedieu and the Montauk Lighthouse
Mar 24, 2019
Mar 23, 2019
Archibald Gracie's Mansion
Mar 23, 2019
Mar 22, 2019
Hamilton Sums Up His Complaints - Federalist #22 - Federalist Fridays
Mar 22, 2019
Mar 21, 2019
Joshua Clayton Transforms Delaware's Executive Branch
Mar 21, 2019
Mar 20, 2019
Richard Harison Halts Vermont Statehood
Mar 20, 2019
Mar 19, 2019
Samuel Elbert Knows The Secret Password
Mar 19, 2019
Mar 18, 2019
Alexander Gillion - Commodore of the South Carolina Navy
Mar 18, 2019
Mar 16, 2019
Isaac Bronson Gets Everyone Paid
Mar 16, 2019
Mar 15, 2019
Hamilton's Three Complaints - Federalist #21 - Alexander Hamilton
Mar 15, 2019
Mar 14, 2019
The Midnight Ride of Jack Jouett
Mar 14, 2019
Mar 13, 2019
Richard Howly Escapes with the State Archives
Mar 13, 2019
Mar 11, 2019
Dabney Carr Chooses His Burial Site
Mar 11, 2019
Mar 10, 2019
Elizabeth Moore Denies Jefferson's Advances
Mar 10, 2019
Mar 9, 2019
John Walker Helps Ease Native American Fears
Mar 9, 2019
Mar 8, 2019
The Netherlands vs The Articles of Confederation - James Madison - Federalist Fridays
Mar 8, 2019
Mar 7, 2019
James Callender Reveals All The Founders' Secrets
Mar 7, 2019
Mar 6, 2019
Which Founder Brewed the Best Beer?
Mar 6, 2019
Mar 5, 2019
Most Notable Founders of the Day
Mar 5, 2019
Mar 4, 2019
Celebrating One Year of Founders - A 1st Anniversary Letter From Founder of the Day
Mar 4, 2019
Mar 3, 2019
William Grayson - The First Senator to Die in Office
Mar 3, 2019
Mar 2, 2019
John Vining - Delaware's Lonely Representative
Mar 2, 2019
Mar 1, 2019
Germany vs The Articles of Confederation - Federalist # 19 - James Madison
Mar 1, 2019
February 2019
Feb 28, 2019
Jonathan Grout Builds America's First Telegraph
Feb 28, 2019
Feb 27, 2019
Robert Wharton - The Fun-Loving Mayor of Revolutionary Philadelphia
Feb 27, 2019
Feb 26, 2019
Thomas Wharton Evacuates Pennsylvania's Government
Feb 26, 2019
Feb 25, 2019
John Baptista Ashe Oversees Ratification in North Carolina
Feb 25, 2019
Feb 24, 2019
Samuel Ashe Receives a Letter From the President
Feb 24, 2019
Feb 23, 2019
John Ashe and the Battle of Brier Creek
Feb 23, 2019
Feb 22, 2019
Federalist #18 - James Madison - Federalist Fridays
Feb 22, 2019
Feb 21, 2019
Southy Simpson - The Definitive Biography of a Forgotten Founder
Feb 21, 2019
Feb 20, 2019
Jonathan Russell Gets 'Eviscerated' By John Quincy Adams
Feb 20, 2019
Feb 19, 2019
Richard Bassett - The First Senior Member of the Senate
Feb 19, 2019
Feb 18, 2019
James A. Bayard Does Hamilton's Dirty Work
Feb 18, 2019
Feb 17, 2019
Caesar Augustus Rodney Loses His Way To Attorney General
Feb 17, 2019
Feb 16, 2019
Francis Mallory's Last Stand At Waters Creek
Feb 16, 2019
Feb 15, 2019
Federalist #17 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays
Feb 15, 2019
Feb 14, 2019
Henry Dearborn - Jefferson's Secretary of War
Feb 14, 2019
Feb 13, 2019
Henry Dearborn's Firsthand Account
Feb 13, 2019
Feb 12, 2019
Alexander Scammell Executes A Spy
Feb 12, 2019
Feb 11, 2019
Peleg Wadsworth and the Disaster at Penobscot Bay
Feb 11, 2019
Feb 9, 2019
William Wadsworth Makes Cobblestone Trendy
Feb 9, 2019
Feb 8, 2019
Federalist #16 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays
Feb 8, 2019
Feb 7, 2019
The First American Adventurer - John Ledyard
Feb 7, 2019
Feb 6, 2019
William Ledyard and The Fort Griswold Massacre
Feb 6, 2019
Feb 5, 2019
Salem Poor Rejoins A Desegregated Continental Army
Feb 5, 2019
Feb 4, 2019
Christopher Ludwick - Baker General of the Continental Army
Feb 4, 2019
Feb 3, 2019
Issac Smith - Partisan Politics in Early New Jersey
Feb 3, 2019
Feb 2, 2019
George Frost Joins The Governor's Council
Feb 2, 2019
Feb 1, 2019
Federalist #15 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays
Feb 1, 2019
January 2019
Jan 31, 2019
Israel Putnam Drops Plow And Goes To War
Jan 31, 2019
Jan 30, 2019
Asa Barns' Tavern Welcomes America's Friends
Jan 30, 2019
Jan 28, 2019
Nathaniel Pendleton Holds A Bloody Hamilton In His Arms
Jan 28, 2019
Jan 27, 2019
William P. Van Ness Helps Burr Receive Satisfaction
Jan 27, 2019
Jan 26, 2019
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont Improves American Gunpowder
Jan 26, 2019
Jan 25, 2019
Federalist #14 - James Madison - Federalist Fridays
Jan 25, 2019
Jan 24, 2019
Jacob Broom Doesn't Realize His Property's Potential
Jan 24, 2019
Jan 21, 2019
Francis Otway Byrd Sacrifices Comfort For Country
Jan 21, 2019
Jan 19, 2019
Abraham Baldwin Has Sixteen Years of Distractions
Jan 19, 2019
Jan 18, 2019
Federalist #13 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays
Jan 18, 2019
Jan 17, 2019
John Morgan's Side of the Continental Hospital Rivalry
Jan 17, 2019
Jan 16, 2019
William Shippen Jr's Direction of Hospitals is Questioned
Jan 16, 2019
Jan 15, 2019
Joel Barlow Signs The Treaty of Tripoli
Jan 15, 2019
Jan 14, 2019
Nathaniel Folsom Does Not Dazzle By Brilliancy
Jan 14, 2019
Jan 13, 2019
George Walton's Signature Doesn't Get Him Hung
Jan 13, 2019
Jan 11, 2019
Federalist #12 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays
Jan 11, 2019
Jan 10, 2019
Peleg Arnold - The Rare Rhode Island Federalist
Jan 10, 2019
Jan 9, 2019
Thomas Young Distracts The Crowd...So His Friends Can Tea Party
Jan 9, 2019
Jan 8, 2019
Phillis Wheatley - From Slave Girl To Master Poet
Jan 8, 2019
Jan 7, 2019
Daniel Brodhead and the Coshocton Expedition
Jan 7, 2019
Jan 6, 2019
Alfred Moore Fills A Vacancy
Jan 6, 2019
Jan 5, 2019
David Ramsay - American History's First American Historian
Jan 5, 2019
Jan 4, 2019
Federalist #11 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays
Jan 4, 2019
Jan 3, 2019
Thomas Jefferson Makes a Name For Himself
Jan 3, 2019
Jan 2, 2019
The Other Charles Lee - Attorney General of the Adams Administration
Jan 2, 2019
Jan 1, 2019
Charles Pettit Hears From a Sad Dismounted Knight
Jan 1, 2019
December 2018
Dec 31, 2018
Prince Whipple Plants A Liberty Tree
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 30, 2018
John Witherspoon Improves Princeton
Dec 30, 2018
Dec 29, 2018
Azor Orne and the Essex Hospital Riots
Dec 29, 2018
Dec 28, 2018
Federalist #10 - James Madison - Federalist Fridays
Dec 28, 2018
Dec 27, 2018
Thomas Rodney Journeys Down The Mississippi
Dec 27, 2018
Dec 26, 2018
Former Chancellor John Lansing Vanishes
Dec 26, 2018
Dec 25, 2018
John Glover Ferries An Army Across The Delaware
Dec 25, 2018
Dec 24, 2018
Royall Tyler Writes Broadway's First Play
Dec 24, 2018
Dec 23, 2018
James Manning, Brown University and the French Army
Dec 23, 2018
Dec 22, 2018
George Plater and the Mississippi Land Company
Dec 22, 2018
Dec 21, 2018
Federalist #9 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays
Dec 21, 2018
Dec 20, 2018
Bowes Reed Cares For Washington's Chest
Dec 20, 2018
Dec 19, 2018
Samuel Whittemore - The Oldest Revolutionary, The Most Courage
Dec 19, 2018
Dec 17, 2018
John Kean Accounts For The United States
Dec 17, 2018
Dec 16, 2018
Peter Muhlenberg Starts A Society
Dec 16, 2018
Dec 14, 2018
Federalist #8 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays
Dec 14, 2018
Dec 10, 2018
William Williams Supports A Religious Test
Dec 10, 2018
Dec 9, 2018
Thomas Cushing and the Hutchinson Letters Affair
Dec 9, 2018
Dec 8, 2018
Thomas Bee Gets Published By The Enemy
Dec 8, 2018
Dec 7, 2018
Federalist #7 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays
Dec 7, 2018
Dec 6, 2018
Theophilus Parsons Forms The Essex Junto
Dec 6, 2018
Dec 5, 2018
Paine Wingate Resists The Judiciary Act
Dec 5, 2018
Dec 4, 2018
Melancton Smith Hates On The Constitution
Dec 4, 2018
Dec 3, 2018
William Morgan Exposes Freemason Secrets
Dec 3, 2018
Dec 2, 2018
Robert Yates Storms Out Of The Constitutional Convention
Dec 2, 2018
Dec 1, 2018
Richard Peters - From Secretary To The Board (Of War)
Dec 1, 2018
November 2018
Nov 30, 2018
Federalist #6 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays
Nov 30, 2018
Nov 29, 2018
Joseph Trumbull Feeds The Continental Army
Nov 29, 2018
Nov 28, 2018
Philip Barton Key - The Loyalist Founding Father
Nov 28, 2018
Nov 27, 2018
John Lamb Doesn't Watch The Money Close Enough
Nov 27, 2018
Nov 26, 2018
William Burnet Heals Continental Veterans
Nov 26, 2018
Nov 25, 2018
John Brown Nominates A State
Nov 25, 2018
Nov 24, 2018
James Potter Owns An Entire County
Nov 24, 2018
Nov 23, 2018
Federalist #5 - John Jay - Federalist Fridays
Nov 23, 2018
Nov 22, 2018
Thomas Worthington Fathers Ohio
Nov 22, 2018
Nov 21, 2018
Jeremiah O'Brien Commands The Battle of Machias
Nov 21, 2018
Nov 20, 2018
Richard Butler Treats With The Native Americans
Nov 20, 2018
Nov 19, 2018
Meshech Weare Assumes Power In New Hampshire
Nov 19, 2018
Nov 18, 2018
Philip Livingston Attends All The Congresses
Nov 18, 2018
Nov 17, 2018
Philip Livingston Attends The Albany Congress
Nov 17, 2018
Nov 16, 2018
Federalist #4 - John Jay - Federalist Fidays
Nov 16, 2018
Nov 15, 2018
The Edwards Brothers Fight Tyranny Together
Nov 15, 2018
Nov 14, 2018
3 Founders With A Worse Reputation Than They Deserve
Nov 14, 2018
Nov 12, 2018
William Hooper Isn't A Loyalist...Despite What You Heard
Nov 12, 2018
Nov 10, 2018
Meriwether Lewis Explores A Continent
Nov 10, 2018
Nov 9, 2018
Federalist #3 - John Jay - Federalist Friday
Nov 9, 2018
Nov 8, 2018
Charles Wilson Peale Paints The Revolutionaries
Nov 8, 2018
Nov 7, 2018
Johann de Kalb Surveys The Revolutionary Landscape
Nov 7, 2018
Nov 6, 2018
Martha Washington - The First First Lady
Nov 6, 2018
Nov 5, 2018
Jonathan Blanchard Goes Off In An Extraordinary Manner
Nov 5, 2018
Nov 4, 2018
Caleb Brewster Row Row Row's His Boat
Nov 4, 2018
Nov 2, 2018
Federalist #2 - John Jay - Federalist Fridays
Nov 2, 2018
Nov 1, 2018
Samuel Hardy Nominates A Minister
Nov 1, 2018
October 2018
Oct 31, 2018
John Bill Ricketts - The Circus Comes To Town
Oct 31, 2018
Oct 30, 2018
Culper Spy Tour Review - Revolutionary Site Review
Oct 30, 2018
Oct 29, 2018
John Price Posey Hangs For His Crimes
Oct 29, 2018
Oct 28, 2018
Ezekiel Polk Teaches A President Politics
Oct 28, 2018
Oct 27, 2018
Mordecai Gist Redefines Dandy
Oct 27, 2018
Oct 26, 2018
Federalist #1 - Alexander Hamilton - Federalist Fridays
Oct 26, 2018
Oct 25, 2018
John Lewis Gervais Suggests A Capital For South Carolina
Oct 25, 2018
Oct 23, 2018
The Chevalier de la Luzerne Unites The States
Oct 23, 2018
Oct 22, 2018
Stephen Higginson Throws Shade At John Hancock
Oct 22, 2018
Oct 21, 2018
'Light Horse Harry' Lee Quells The Whiskey Rebels
Oct 21, 2018
Oct 20, 2018
John Lowell Sires American Leaders
Oct 20, 2018
Oct 19, 2018
Simeon De Witt Maps Out New York Transit
Oct 19, 2018
Oct 18, 2018
Albert Gallatin Controls America's Finances
Oct 18, 2018
Oct 17, 2018
Albert Gallatin Gets Disqualified
Oct 17, 2018
Oct 16, 2018
Nathan Dane - The Father of American Jurisprudence
Oct 16, 2018
Oct 14, 2018
Isaac Low Organizes The Committee Of Fifty-One
Oct 14, 2018
Oct 13, 2018
Hopley Yeaton - Father Of The US Coast Guard
Oct 13, 2018
Oct 12, 2018
Enoch Poor Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances
Oct 12, 2018
Oct 11, 2018
Aaron Kitchell Swings New Jersey
Oct 11, 2018
Oct 10, 2018
Rawlins Lowndes Overrules The Stamp Act
Oct 10, 2018
Oct 9, 2018
Benjamin Lincoln Accepts The British Surrender
Oct 9, 2018
Oct 8, 2018
James Tilton Modernizes Military Medicine
Oct 8, 2018
Oct 7, 2018
John Carroll - First American Archbishop
Oct 7, 2018
Oct 6, 2018
James Lingan Defends To His Death Your Right To Say It
Oct 6, 2018
Oct 2, 2018
Washington Irving Plays A Trick On New York
Oct 2, 2018
Oct 1, 2018
Eli Whitney Shoves America Into The Industrial Revolution
Oct 1, 2018
September 2018
Sep 30, 2018
George Washington And The Rules Of Civility
Sep 30, 2018
Sep 29, 2018
Edward Hand Guards The Western Frontier
Sep 29, 2018
Sep 27, 2018
George Eacker - Two Duels In Two Days
Sep 27, 2018
Sep 26, 2018
Pierpont Edwards Organizes The Toleration Party
Sep 26, 2018
Sep 25, 2018
Richard Dobbs Spaight Overcomes Defeat
Sep 25, 2018
Sep 24, 2018
Samuel Ward Sets Petty Issues Aside
Sep 24, 2018
Sep 22, 2018
Gabriel And His Rebellion
Sep 22, 2018
Sep 21, 2018
Thomas Pinckney Tickets John Adams
Sep 21, 2018
Sep 20, 2018
Edmund Randolph Disappoints Washington
Sep 20, 2018
Sep 19, 2018
Thomas Tredwell Sends The Music Home
Sep 19, 2018
Sep 18, 2018
Philip Freneau - The Father of American Poetry
Sep 18, 2018
Sep 17, 2018
An Incredibly Brief Overview Of The Ratification Of The Constitution
Sep 17, 2018
Sep 16, 2018
Theodorick Bland Leads Prisoners Across The Colonies
Sep 16, 2018
Sep 15, 2018
Deborah Sampson Drags Herself To War
Sep 15, 2018
Sep 14, 2018
John Paterson Finds A Woman Under His Command
Sep 14, 2018
Sep 13, 2018
Patience Wright Waxes The King
Sep 13, 2018
Sep 11, 2018
Thomas Willing Chairs Two National Banks
Sep 11, 2018
Sep 10, 2018
Abraham Clark Suggests A Constitutional Convention
Sep 10, 2018
Sep 9, 2018
Lambert Cadwalader Is Forced To Resign
Sep 9, 2018
Sep 8, 2018
John Cadwalader Shoots 'That Damn Rascal' In The Mouth
Sep 8, 2018
Sep 7, 2018
Thomas Burke Escapes A British Prison Camp
Sep 7, 2018
Sep 6, 2018
Bernardo de Gálvez And The American Revolution In Louisiana
Sep 6, 2018
Sep 5, 2018
John Laurens Joins Washington's Family
Sep 5, 2018
Sep 4, 2018
The Midnight Ride of William Dawes
Sep 4, 2018
Sep 3, 2018
Ira Allen Champions The 14th State
Sep 3, 2018
Sep 2, 2018
William Cushing Keeps His Wig On
Sep 2, 2018
Sep 1, 2018
A Founder Lost - The Treason Of Dr. Benjamin Church
Sep 1, 2018
August 2018
Aug 31, 2018
William Smallwood Files A Complaint
Aug 31, 2018
Aug 29, 2018
Uriah Forrest Sells Washington To Washington
Aug 29, 2018
Aug 28, 2018
Joseph Wood Nudges Georgia Toward Revolution
Aug 28, 2018
Aug 27, 2018
Use Your Words - Noah Webster's Dictionary
Aug 27, 2018
Aug 26, 2018
Francis Kinloch's Unheeded Advice
Aug 26, 2018
Aug 25, 2018
Thomas Johnson Has A Cup Of Coffee On The Supreme Court
Aug 25, 2018
Aug 24, 2018
Congress Impeaches Samuel Chase
Aug 24, 2018
Aug 23, 2018
Founding Fathers Fantasy Draft Rankings
Aug 23, 2018
Aug 22, 2018
James Armistead Is Not Another Face In The Crowd
Aug 22, 2018
Aug 20, 2018
Mercy Otis Warren Scribbles Her Way Into History
Aug 20, 2018
Aug 19, 2018
William Campbell Musters Troops At Kings Mountain
Aug 19, 2018
Aug 16, 2018
There's A Surgeon In The Cabinet - A James McHenry Story
Aug 16, 2018
Aug 14, 2018
Johnny Appleseed As An American Founder
Aug 14, 2018
Aug 13, 2018
Silas Deane Convinces France To Supply The Continental Army
Aug 13, 2018
Aug 12, 2018
Timothy Pickering Serves At The Pleasure Of The President
Aug 12, 2018
Aug 11, 2018
John Wentworth, Jr Is Mysterious To Me
Aug 11, 2018
Aug 10, 2018
Alexander McDougall Brings The Army's Demands To Congress
Aug 10, 2018
Aug 8, 2018
Oliver Wolcott Is Everywhere
Aug 8, 2018
Aug 6, 2018
George Wythe Educates The Founding Fathers
Aug 6, 2018
Aug 5, 2018
Edward Langworthy Becomes The Point Man In Revolutionary Georgia
Aug 5, 2018
Aug 4, 2018
William Clingan Navigates Pennsylvania's Internal Politics
Aug 4, 2018
Aug 2, 2018
John Morton Swings Pennsylvania In Favor Of Independence
Aug 2, 2018
Aug 1, 2018
Elizabeth Lewis Stands Confidently Against The British
Aug 1, 2018
July 2018
Jul 31, 2018
Pierce Butler Maintains The Resistance
Jul 31, 2018
Jul 30, 2018
The Swamp Fox - Francis Marion's Alter Ego
Jul 30, 2018
Jul 29, 2018
John Cruger Jr Vanishes Into The Forgotten Third
Jul 29, 2018
Jul 27, 2018
History Missed Thrice - Robert Goldsborough Signs Nothing
Jul 27, 2018
Jul 25, 2018
William Moultrie Inspires South Carolina's State Motto...And It's State Flag
Jul 25, 2018
Jul 24, 2018
Stephen Hopkins' Hand Trembles
Jul 24, 2018
Jul 23, 2018
Daniel Morgan Prevails in the Battle of Cowpens
Jul 23, 2018
Jul 22, 2018
Ralph Izard Journeys To Tuscany
Jul 22, 2018
Jul 21, 2018
William Alexander, Lord Sterling - American Nobleman
Jul 21, 2018
Jul 20, 2018
5 Strange Facts About Benjamin Franklin
Jul 20, 2018
Jul 18, 2018
Thomas Mifflin Accepts The Resignation of General Washington
Jul 18, 2018
Jul 17, 2018
Thomas Stone Convinces Maryland to Ratify The Articles of Confederation
Jul 17, 2018
Jul 16, 2018
Paul Revere - More Than A Midnight Rider
Jul 16, 2018
Jul 14, 2018
Leonard Gansevoort Skips The Annapolis Convention
Jul 14, 2018
Jul 13, 2018
Harrison Gray Otis Organizes The Hartford Convention
Jul 13, 2018
Jul 12, 2018
Mary Katherine Goddard Reveals The Signers Of The Declaration
Jul 12, 2018
Jul 10, 2018
Bushrod Washington Interprets Privileges and Immunities
Jul 10, 2018
Jul 9, 2018
Francis Lightfoot Lee Resigns In Protest
Jul 9, 2018
Jul 8, 2018
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer - Elder Statesmen of the American Creation
Jul 8, 2018
Jul 7, 2018
Alexander Henderson Attends The Mount Vernon Conference
Jul 7, 2018
Jul 6, 2018
The Unsung Legal Mind of Revolutionary James Wilson
Jul 6, 2018
Jul 5, 2018
Lewis Morris Risks His Comfort For His Country
Jul 5, 2018
Jul 4, 2018
The Declaration of Independence - A Founder of the Day Interpretation
Jul 4, 2018
Jul 3, 2018
The Midnight Ride of Caesar Rodney
Jul 3, 2018
Jul 2, 2018
The Real Treason of Aaron Burr
Jul 2, 2018
June 2018
Jun 30, 2018
...And Richard Beresford Makes Nine
Jun 30, 2018
Jun 29, 2018
Charles Lee Disobeys His Orders
Jun 29, 2018
Jun 28, 2018
Elias Boudinot Signs the Preliminary Articles of Peace
Jun 28, 2018
Jun 25, 2018
George Clinton Governs New York
Jun 25, 2018
Jun 23, 2018
John Ashley Moderates the Sheffield Resolves
Jun 23, 2018
Jun 22, 2018
Christopher Gadsden Designs The 'Don't Tread On Me' Flag
Jun 22, 2018
Jun 21, 2018
Woodbury Langdon Gets Detained in New York City
Jun 21, 2018
Jun 19, 2018
Benedict Arnold - 8 Reasons For His Treason
Jun 19, 2018
Jun 18, 2018
Benedict Arnold Was An American Hero?
Jun 18, 2018
Jun 17, 2018
The Constitutional Society of Virginia
Jun 17, 2018
Jun 16, 2018
Robert Howe Fights With the South About How to Fight in the South
Jun 16, 2018
Jun 12, 2018
James Otis Ignites a Revolution
Jun 12, 2018
Jun 11, 2018
Margaret Cochran Corbin in the Battle of Fort Washington
Jun 11, 2018
Jun 9, 2018
Richard Montgomery and the Invasion of Canada
Jun 9, 2018
Jun 8, 2018
Francis Dana and the League of Armed Neutrality
Jun 8, 2018
Jun 7, 2018
John Stevens III – The Thomas Edison of the American Revolution
Jun 7, 2018
Jun 6, 2018
Ethan Allen and the Truth About the Green Mountain Boys
Jun 6, 2018
Jun 5, 2018
William Heath - Guarding the Hudson River
Jun 5, 2018
Jun 4, 2018
Daniel Boone – Founding Father on the Frontier
Jun 4, 2018
Jun 3, 2018
John Paul Jones - The Father of the American Navy
Jun 3, 2018
Jun 2, 2018
John Collins and the Sacrifice of Popularity For Union
Jun 2, 2018
Jun 1, 2018
Timothy Bloodworth and His Futile Fight Against the Constitution
Jun 1, 2018
May 2018
May 31, 2018
Tench Coxe - The First American Economist
May 31, 2018
May 30, 2018
Edmund Pendleton and the Scandal That Started a Revolution
May 30, 2018
May 28, 2018
Memorial Day: Reflecting on Revolutionary Veterans
May 28, 2018
May 27, 2018
George Washington: The Early Years
May 27, 2018
May 26, 2018
Richard Bland and the Early Days of American Rebelliousness
May 26, 2018
May 25, 2018
John Marshall and the Midnight Judges
May 25, 2018
May 23, 2018
Nathanael Greene and the Revolution's Southern Front
May 23, 2018
May 22, 2018
Betsy Ross and the Truth About the First American Flag
May 22, 2018
May 21, 2018
Henry Tucker and the Bermuda Gunpowder Plot
May 21, 2018
May 20, 2018
Matthew Tilghman and the Freemen of Maryland
May 20, 2018
May 19, 2018
Thomas Fitzsimons - A Catholic at the Constitutional Convention
May 19, 2018
May 17, 2018
George Read - A New Delaware, A New Nation
May 17, 2018
May 16, 2018
Philip Schuyler - The Major General From New York
May 16, 2018
May 15, 2018
Austin Roe - Washington's Spy on Horseback
May 15, 2018
May 14, 2018
The Marquis de Lafayette - The French American Revolutionary
May 14, 2018
May 12, 2018
Robert Treat Paine - Upholding the Rule of Law
May 12, 2018
May 11, 2018
Daniel Shays' Rebellion
May 11, 2018
May 10, 2018
The Two Sick Thomas Lynchs
May 10, 2018
May 9, 2018
Benjamin Harrison - Overseeing the Debate on Independence
May 9, 2018
May 8, 2018
Benjamin Contee
May 8, 2018
May 7, 2018
Nicholas Eveleigh - First Comptroller of the US Treasury
May 7, 2018
May 6, 2018
The Stamp Act Congress
May 6, 2018
May 5, 2018
Britain's First Mistake - The Sugar and Currency Acts
May 5, 2018
May 4, 2018
William Ellery - Witnessing History
May 4, 2018
May 3, 2018
Charles Thomson - Secretary of the Revolution
May 3, 2018
May 1, 2018
John Adam Treutlen - From Indentured Servant to Governor
May 1, 2018
April 2018
Apr 29, 2018
William Henry Drayton and the Annexation of Georgia
Apr 29, 2018
Apr 28, 2018
Edward Biddle - Radicalizing Pennsylvania
Apr 28, 2018
Apr 26, 2018
Dr. Joseph Warren and the Birth of a Revolution
Apr 26, 2018
Apr 25, 2018
Christopher Seider - The First Casualty of the American Revolution
Apr 25, 2018
Apr 24, 2018
Joseph Galloway and The Plan of Union
Apr 24, 2018
Apr 23, 2018
George Mason and His Reasons for Not Signing The Constitution
Apr 23, 2018
Apr 22, 2018
Baron von Steuben and the Making of the Continental Army
Apr 22, 2018
Apr 20, 2018
Roger Sherman and the Great Compromise
Apr 20, 2018
Apr 19, 2018
April 19th and the War for Independence
Apr 19, 2018
Apr 18, 2018
John Hart - Cave Dweller
Apr 18, 2018
Apr 14, 2018
Joseph Reed and The Battle of Fort Wilson
Apr 14, 2018
Apr 13, 2018
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney - The First Presidential Candidate to Lose an Election
Apr 13, 2018
Apr 11, 2018
John Dickinson - Part 3: Leading Post-War America
Apr 11, 2018
Apr 10, 2018
John Dickinson - Part 2: Declaring Caution
Apr 10, 2018
Apr 9, 2018
John Dickinson - Part 1: Revolutionary Author
Apr 9, 2018
Apr 8, 2018
James Smith
Apr 8, 2018
Apr 7, 2018
Horatio Gates - American Hero or Sneaky Administrator?
Apr 7, 2018
Apr 6, 2018
Henry Wisner - Milling Powder
Apr 6, 2018
Apr 5, 2018
Henry Knox - Books, Artillery and War
Apr 5, 2018
Apr 4, 2018
Thomas Nelson Jr. - Armed Governor
Apr 4, 2018
Apr 3, 2018
Simon Boerum
Apr 3, 2018
Apr 1, 2018
Nicholas Van Dyke
Apr 1, 2018
March 2018
Mar 31, 2018
John Harvie
Mar 31, 2018
Mar 30, 2018
The Halifax Resolves
Mar 30, 2018
Mar 29, 2018
Gouverneur Morris - The One-Legged Ladies' Man and 'We the People'
Mar 29, 2018
Mar 28, 2018
Thomas Paine - Penman of the Revolution
Mar 28, 2018
Mar 27, 2018
Samuel Adams - Professional Rebel
Mar 27, 2018
Mar 26, 2018
Patrick Henry - Leading Revolutionary Virginia
Mar 26, 2018
Mar 19, 2018
The Second Tier of Founding Fathers
Mar 19, 2018
Mar 18, 2018
John Hancock - The Wealthy Rebel
Mar 18, 2018
Mar 17, 2018
The Evacuation of Boston
Mar 17, 2018
Mar 14, 2018
Thomas Heyward Jr. - Songwriting Prisoner
Mar 14, 2018
Mar 13, 2018
Nathaniel Scudder - The Doctor Who Died in Battle
Mar 13, 2018
Mar 11, 2018
Elbridge Gerry - More Than Just Gerrymandering
Mar 11, 2018
Mar 10, 2018
Gunning Bedford Jr - Standing Up for the Little States
Mar 10, 2018
Mar 9, 2018
Artemas Ward - The First Commander-in-Chief
Mar 9, 2018
Mar 8, 2018
Nathan Hale - America's First Spy
Mar 8, 2018
Mar 7, 2018
Button Gwinnett
Mar 7, 2018
Mar 6, 2018
William Whipple
Mar 6, 2018
Mar 4, 2018
Henry Laurens
Mar 4, 2018
February 2018
Feb 27, 2018
Robert Morris - The Founding Father We're Supposed To Know
Feb 27, 2018
Feb 27, 2018
John Jay - The First Chief Justice
Feb 27, 2018
Feb 27, 2018
William Bingham
Feb 27, 2018
Feb 27, 2018
Who Was The Last Founding Father?
Feb 27, 2018
Feb 27, 2018
The Big Six - The Leading Founding Fathers
Feb 27, 2018
Feb 19, 2018
Alexander Hamilton
Feb 19, 2018
Feb 19, 2018
James Madison
Feb 19, 2018
Feb 11, 2018
Benjamin Franklin
Feb 11, 2018
Feb 11, 2018
John Adams
Feb 11, 2018
January 2018
Jan 31, 2018
Thomas Jefferson
Jan 31, 2018
Jan 30, 2018
George Washington
Jan 30, 2018
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