Founder of the Day Archives

• March 2022
  • Mar 6, 2022 Hosting The Enemy For Xmas - Abraham Hunt at Trenton Mar 6, 2022
• January 2022
  • Jan 19, 2022 First President of the United States In Congress Assembled - Samuel Huntington Jan 19, 2022
  • Jan 16, 2022 Agrippa Hull Becomes the Life of the Party Jan 16, 2022
  • Jan 13, 2022 Federalist Signer, Republican Senator - Nicholas Gilman Jan 13, 2022
  • Jan 9, 2022 The Wild Rides of 'Mad' Anne Bailey Jan 9, 2022
• December 2021
  • Dec 22, 2021 William Maxwell Commands While Disguised With Liquor Dec 22, 2021
  • Dec 21, 2021 David Hosack - The Doctor at The Duel Dec 21, 2021
  • Dec 20, 2021 Francis Nash Is Not The Enemy Dec 20, 2021
  • Dec 16, 2021 David Cobb Celebrates Victory at Mount Vernon Dec 16, 2021
  • Dec 15, 2021 Tench Tilghman Delivers The Good News Dec 15, 2021
  • Dec 14, 2021 Joseph Hawley Sends Broken Hints to John Adams Dec 14, 2021
  • Dec 13, 2021 Fifty Years of Founding - Joseph Nourse's Six Presidents Dec 13, 2021
  • Dec 10, 2021 Cato - A Summary (The Anti-Federalist Papers) Dec 10, 2021
  • Dec 9, 2021 The Correspondence That Started The War of 1812 - John Henry's Papers Dec 9, 2021
  • Dec 8, 2021 John Henry Stalls the Articles of Confederation Dec 8, 2021
  • Dec 7, 2021 Ezekiel Cornell Arrests the Mayor of New York Dec 7, 2021
  • Dec 6, 2021 Matthew Thornton Squeezes His Name on The Declaration Dec 6, 2021
  • Dec 5, 2021 Aedanus Burke Denounces American Nobility Dec 5, 2021
  • Dec 4, 2021 Roger Enos Bails on the Quebec Expedition Dec 4, 2021
  • Dec 3, 2021 Cato VII - Congressional Elections Dec 3, 2021
  • Dec 2, 2021 Silas Wheeler Loses His Hair For His Country Dec 2, 2021
  • Dec 1, 2021 Eleazer Oswald Accidentally Starts The Retreat at Monmouth Dec 1, 2021
• November 2021
  • Nov 30, 2021 Eleazer McComb Waits Around in Congress Nov 30, 2021
  • Nov 29, 2021 Thomas Hunt Flandrau Goes Into Business With Burr Nov 29, 2021
  • Nov 28, 2021 The First Chaplain of the US Senate - Samuel Provoost Nov 28, 2021
  • Nov 25, 2021 The British Evacuation of New York City Nov 25, 2021
  • Nov 24, 2021 George Taylor - The Indentured Servant Who Signed The Declaration Nov 24, 2021
  • Nov 23, 2021 William Short - Jefferson's First Disciple Nov 23, 2021
  • Nov 22, 2021 The South Asian Mistress of Aaron Burr Nov 22, 2021
  • Nov 21, 2021 Treasuress-General of The Ladies Association - Esther Reed Nov 21, 2021
  • Nov 19, 2021 Cato VI - The Constitution's Burden on Average Citizens Nov 19, 2021
  • Nov 18, 2021 The Slave at the Head of the Continental Army - Billy Lee Nov 18, 2021
  • Nov 17, 2021 Revolutionary Family Man - Alexander Spotswood Nov 17, 2021
  • Nov 16, 2021 Lund Washington Hosts The British at Mount Vernon Nov 16, 2021
  • Nov 15, 2021 Supreme Court Justice Bushrod Washington Inherits Mount Vernon Nov 15, 2021
  • Nov 13, 2021 William Washington's Quaker Gun Nov 13, 2021
  • Nov 12, 2021 Cato V - Insufficient Representation Nov 12, 2021
  • Nov 11, 2021 The Turbulent Life of Sacagewea Nov 11, 2021
  • Nov 10, 2021 Temporary Freedom - York and the Corps of Discovery Nov 10, 2021
  • Nov 9, 2021 Bureaucracy Ruins Meriwether Lewis Nov 9, 2021
  • Nov 8, 2021 Samuel Latham Mitchill Publishes the First Medical Journal in America Nov 8, 2021
  • Nov 7, 2021 John Parke Custis: George Washington's Stepson Nov 7, 2021
  • Nov 5, 2021 Cato IV - President or Monarch? Nov 5, 2021
  • Nov 4, 2021 William Bradford - The Second Attorney General Nov 4, 2021
  • Nov 3, 2021 William Bradford Burns Fort Billingsport Nov 3, 2021
  • Nov 2, 2021 Poor Richard's Hoax - Making Ben Franklin Famous Nov 2, 2021
• October 2021
  • Oct 31, 2021 John Langdon and the Battle of Fort William and Mary. Oct 31, 2021
  • Oct 29, 2021 Cato III - Ceding Power Oct 29, 2021
  • Oct 28, 2021 Gilbert Stuart Captures Founders For Posterity Oct 28, 2021
  • Oct 27, 2021 William Samuel Johnson - Represent Oct 27, 2021
  • Oct 26, 2021 William Livingston Governs New Jersey Oct 26, 2021
  • Oct 25, 2021 William Duer Almost Bankrupts America Oct 25, 2021
  • Oct 24, 2021 The Godfather of American Intelligence - Nathaniel Sackett Oct 24, 2021
  • Oct 23, 2021 Goose Van Schaick Leads The Onondaga Expedition Oct 23, 2021
  • Oct 22, 2021 Cato II - Hamilton's Arrogance Oct 22, 2021
  • Oct 21, 2021 Esek Hopkins - Commander of the Continental Navy Oct 21, 2021
  • Oct 20, 2021 Samuel Kirkland - Preacher on the Frontier Oct 20, 2021
  • Oct 19, 2021 Polly Cooper - Healing Soldiers at Valley Forge Oct 19, 2021
  • Oct 18, 2021 John Schenck and the Ambush of Geary Oct 18, 2021
  • Oct 17, 2021 Bunking With Hamilton - Robert Troup Revolts With His Roommate Oct 17, 2021
  • Oct 15, 2021 Cato I - Choosing Wisely Oct 15, 2021
  • Oct 14, 2021 Recruiting Canada - Fleury Mesplet's French Canadian American Revolution Oct 14, 2021
  • Oct 13, 2021 The Father of Black Freemasonry - Prince Hall Oct 13, 2021
  • Oct 12, 2021 Arthur Lee Gets Jealous And Starts Rumors Oct 12, 2021
  • Oct 11, 2021 The Tragic Patriotism of Ann Fisher Miller Oct 11, 2021
  • Oct 10, 2021 The 1776 Burning of New York City Oct 10, 2021
  • Oct 9, 2021 The Burning of Falmouth - Mowat's Revenge Oct 9, 2021
  • Oct 8, 2021 Cato (Anti-Federalist) - Introduction Oct 8, 2021
  • Oct 7, 2021 Samuel Thompson's War - Maine Enters The Revolution Oct 7, 2021
  • Oct 6, 2021 Holding Washington's Bible - Samuel Allyne Otis Oct 6, 2021
  • Oct 5, 2021 Richard Henry Lee and His Two Resolutions Oct 5, 2021
  • Oct 4, 2021 Edward Rutledge and the Staten Island Peace Conference Oct 4, 2021
  • Oct 3, 2021 The Top 100 American Founders (2021 Edition) Oct 3, 2021
  • Oct 2, 2021 Chief Justice John Rutledge Tries To Kill Himself Oct 2, 2021
  • Oct 1, 2021 The Observations of Federal Farmer - A Summary Oct 1, 2021
• September 2021
  • Sep 30, 2021 Fulwar Skipwith and The Republic of West Florida Sep 30, 2021
  • Sep 29, 2021 Samuel Ward Jr. Loses His Ship Sep 29, 2021
  • Sep 28, 2021 Nathaniel Prime Stocks The Erie Canal Sep 28, 2021
  • Sep 27, 2021 The Snow Campaign - Richard Richardson Introduces the South to Revolution Sep 27, 2021
  • Sep 26, 2021 James Schureman and the Annapolis Convention Sep 26, 2021
  • Sep 25, 2021 James Duane and Post-War New York City Sep 25, 2021
  • Sep 24, 2021 Federal Farmer XIII - Federal Districts Sep 24, 2021
  • Sep 23, 2021 William Hemsley Flips On Coinage Sep 23, 2021
  • Sep 22, 2021 John Hoskins Stone Gets Shot...Again Sep 22, 2021
  • Sep 21, 2021 Joseph Hewes Builds America's First Navy Sep 21, 2021
  • Sep 20, 2021 Nicholas Low Clears His Family's Name Sep 20, 2021
  • Sep 19, 2021 Richard Bayley Survives the NYC Doctors Riots Sep 19, 2021
  • Sep 18, 2021 Jonathan Trumbull's Choice Sep 18, 2021
  • Sep 17, 2021 Thanking Anti-Federalists on Constitution Day Sep 17, 2021
  • Sep 16, 2021 The Captivity and Torture of a Patriot Spy - The Thomas Pool Story Sep 16, 2021
  • Sep 15, 2021 The Death of Intelligence - Thomas Knowlton's Rangers Sep 15, 2021
  • Sep 14, 2021 Henry Cruger Fights For The Patriots Within Parliament's Walls Sep 14, 2021
  • Sep 13, 2021 Dr. Benjamin Rush - The Founder of American Psychiatry Sep 13, 2021
  • Sep 12, 2021 Philip Pell and the End of the Articles of Confederation Sep 12, 2021
  • Sep 11, 2021 Cyrus Griffin Dissolves The Government Sep 11, 2021
  • Sep 10, 2021 Federal Farmer XII - Electing Representatives Sep 10, 2021
  • Sep 9, 2021 The First Postmaster General - Samuel Osgood Sep 9, 2021
  • Sep 8, 2021 Purveyor General of Hospitals Nathan Brownson Sep 8, 2021
  • Sep 7, 2021 Samuel John Atlee Goes From POW To Continental Congressman Sep 7, 2021
  • Sep 6, 2021 Dueling a President - Waightsell Avery's Frontier Bacon Sep 6, 2021
  • Sep 5, 2021 Rufus King - The Final Federalist Sep 5, 2021
  • Sep 4, 2021 Josiah Hornblower Makes Things Steamy Sep 4, 2021
  • Sep 3, 2021 Federal Farmer XI - Comfortable Senators Sep 3, 2021
  • Sep 2, 2021 Lyman Hall Doesn't Wait For Georgia Sep 2, 2021
  • Sep 1, 2021 John Mathews Governs South Carolina's Post-War Transition Sep 1, 2021
• August 2021
  • Aug 31, 2021 John Bubenheim Bayard and the Pennsylvania Board of War Aug 31, 2021
  • Aug 30, 2021 Andrew Adams Acts As A Sounding Board Aug 30, 2021
  • Aug 29, 2021 7 Important Events In James Monroe's Life Aug 29, 2021
  • Aug 28, 2021 Samuel Finley and the West Nottingham Academy Aug 28, 2021
  • Aug 27, 2021 Federal Farmer X - State Powers Aug 27, 2021
  • Aug 26, 2021 William Woodford Wins the First Battle in Virginia Aug 26, 2021
  • Aug 25, 2021 Robert Hanson Harrison - Revolutionary Chief of Staff Aug 25, 2021
  • Aug 24, 2021 Richard Cary Escorts Mrs. Washington to New York Aug 24, 2021
  • Aug 23, 2021 Caleb Gibbs and Washington's Life Guards Aug 23, 2021
  • Aug 22, 2021 David Brearley and the Committee on Postponed Parts Aug 22, 2021
  • Aug 21, 2021 Nathaniel Gorham and the Committee of the Whole Aug 21, 2021
  • Aug 20, 2021 Federal Farmer IX - Diluting Power Aug 20, 2021
  • Aug 19, 2021 Kate Barry Brings Warning Aug 19, 2021
  • Aug 18, 2021 Preaching Abolition - Lemuel Haynes Breaks Barriers Aug 18, 2021
  • Aug 17, 2021 The Camillus Defense - Hamilton Stands By Jay's Treaty Aug 17, 2021
  • Aug 16, 2021 Benjamin Hawkins Earns The Trust Of The Creek Aug 16, 2021
  • Aug 15, 2021 John Page Explains His Change Of Heart Aug 15, 2021
  • Aug 14, 2021 Mann Page Defends A Slave Against Treason For The Wrong Reason Aug 14, 2021
  • Aug 13, 2021 Federal Farmer VIII - The Benefits of Nobility Aug 13, 2021
  • Aug 12, 2021 From Conspirator to Secretary of War - The Life of John Armstrong, Jr. Aug 12, 2021
  • Aug 11, 2021 The 'Hero of Kittanning' - John Armstrong, Sr. Aug 11, 2021
  • Aug 10, 2021 A Career Hampered by Blindness - James Reed Aug 10, 2021
  • Aug 9, 2021 Jeremiah Van Rensselaer Can't Help Reclaim Land Aug 9, 2021
  • Aug 8, 2021 Jonathan Dayton Sits At The Big Boys' Table Aug 8, 2021
  • Aug 7, 2021 Robert R. Livingston - The Chancellor Aug 7, 2021
  • Aug 6, 2021 Federal Farmer VII - Persuasion or Force Aug 6, 2021
  • Aug 5, 2021 Betsy Patterson Marries French Royalty...Kind Of Aug 5, 2021
  • Aug 4, 2021 Making Cases - The Rise of Henry Brockholst Livingston Aug 4, 2021
  • Aug 3, 2021 Shearjashub Bourne - John Adams' Last Client Aug 3, 2021
  • Aug 2, 2021 A Spy in Tailor's Clothing - Hercules Mulligan Aug 2, 2021
  • Aug 1, 2021 America's Favorite Double Agent - James Wilkinson Aug 1, 2021
• July 2021
  • Jul 31, 2021 Hugh Mercer and the Flying Camp Jul 31, 2021
  • Jul 30, 2021 Federal Farmer VI - Pretend Federalists Jul 30, 2021
  • Jul 29, 2021 John Filson Puts Cincinnati (and Daniel Boone) on the Map Jul 29, 2021
  • Jul 28, 2021 Gideon Granger Segregates The Post Office Jul 28, 2021
  • Jul 27, 2021 Morgan Lewis Campaigns Against Vice Presidents Jul 27, 2021
  • Jul 26, 2021 Gaylord Griswold Amends The Constitution Jul 26, 2021
  • Jul 25, 2021 Jeremiah Wadsworth Gets Rich Feeding The Continental Army Jul 25, 2021
  • Jul 24, 2021 Revolutionary Candyman - Christopher Leffingwell Rations Dessert to the Army Jul 24, 2021
  • Jul 23, 2021 Federal Farmer V - Necessary Amendments Jul 23, 2021
  • Jul 22, 2021 Outranked by a Subordinate - James Warren Resigns Jul 22, 2021
  • Jul 21, 2021 Reforming Wayward Women - William White and the Magdalen Society of Philadelphia Jul 21, 2021
  • Jul 20, 2021 John Patten Has His Election Overturned Jul 20, 2021
  • Jul 19, 2021 First Mother - Mary Ball Washington Jul 19, 2021
  • Jul 17, 2021 William Blount's Unconventional Constitutional Convention Jul 17, 2021
  • Jul 16, 2021 Federal Farmer IV: Not-So-Clearly Defined Powers Jul 16, 2021
  • Jul 15, 2021 Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins Drinks Himself to Death Jul 15, 2021
  • Jul 14, 2021 The Joy Boys Attempt to Help America Don't Really Work Jul 14, 2021
  • Jul 13, 2021 Edward Telfair Resolves Foreign Fees Jul 13, 2021
  • Jul 12, 2021 Foragemaster General of the Continental Army - Clement Biddle Jul 12, 2021
  • Jul 11, 2021 We Should All Be Blown Up Together - Under The Sea with Ezra Lee Jul 11, 2021
  • Jul 10, 2021 The First Submarine - David Bushnell's Explosive Career Jul 10, 2021
  • Jul 9, 2021 Federal Farmer III - How The Creation of the Constitution Demonstrates Its Flaws Jul 9, 2021
  • Jul 8, 2021 Hopley Yeaton - Father of the US Coast Guard Jul 8, 2021
  • Jul 7, 2021 Tapping Reeve and The Litchfield Law School Jul 7, 2021
  • Jul 6, 2021 Francis Mallory's Last Stand At Waters Creek Jul 6, 2021
  • Jul 5, 2021 Francis Otway Byrd Sacrifices Comfort For Country Jul 5, 2021
  • Jul 4, 2021 The Colonists' Complaints: 27 Reasons the Founders Declared Independence Jul 4, 2021
  • Jul 3, 2021 John Dunlap Announces Independence Jul 3, 2021
  • Jul 1, 2021 Thomas Bee Gets Published By The Enemy Jul 1, 2021
• June 2021
  • Jun 30, 2021 Donald Campbell Retreats From Quebec Jun 30, 2021
  • Jun 29, 2021 Supplying Fighting Founders - Samuel Hodgdon Jun 29, 2021
  • Jun 28, 2021 Alexander Scammell Executes A Spy Jun 28, 2021
  • Jun 27, 2021 The First Senior Member of the Senate - Richard Bassett Jun 27, 2021
  • Jun 26, 2021 Thomas Mifflin Accepts The Resignation of General Washington Jun 26, 2021
  • Jun 25, 2021 Federal Farmer II - Outlining The Dangers of Consolidation Jun 25, 2021
  • Jun 24, 2021 Johnny Appleseed As An American Founder Jun 24, 2021
  • Jun 23, 2021 Jonathan Moulton Makes a Deal with the Devil? Jun 23, 2021
  • Jun 21, 2021 Take The Heights - John Thomas' Overnight Fortification Jun 21, 2021
  • Jun 20, 2021 Benjamin Stoddert's Quasi-Navy Jun 20, 2021
  • Jun 19, 2021 Theophilus Parsons Forms The Essex Junto Jun 19, 2021
  • Jun 18, 2021 Federal Farmer I - Suspicious Authors of the Constitution Jun 18, 2021
  • Jun 17, 2021 Ebenezer Hazard - Postmaster of the Confederation Congress Jun 17, 2021
  • Jun 16, 2021 Philemon Dickinson - Commander of New Jersey's Revolutionary Militia Jun 16, 2021
  • Jun 15, 2021 Pierce Butler and The Fugitive Slave Clause Jun 15, 2021
  • Jun 14, 2021 John Adam Treutlen - From Indentured Servant to Governor Jun 14, 2021
  • Jun 13, 2021 William Henry Drayton and the Annexation of Georgia Jun 13, 2021
  • Jun 12, 2021 Two Sick Thomas Lynch's Jun 12, 2021
  • Jun 11, 2021 An Introduction to the Federal Farmer Jun 11, 2021
  • Jun 10, 2021 The Circus Comes To Town- John Bill Rickets Entertains Washington Jun 10, 2021
  • Jun 9, 2021 The Fifer Who Made George Washington's Dentures - John Greenwood Jun 9, 2021
  • Jun 8, 2021 Samuel Whittemore - The Oldest Revolutionary, The Most Courage Jun 8, 2021
  • Jun 7, 2021 Peter Muhlenberg's Democratic-Republican Society Jun 7, 2021
  • Jun 6, 2021 Matthew Tilghman Takes Charge of Revolutionary Maryland Jun 6, 2021
  • Jun 5, 2021 John Glover Ferries An Army Across The Delaware Jun 5, 2021
  • Jun 4, 2021 The Impartial Examiner V - Overcorrecting the Articles of Confederation Jun 4, 2021
  • Jun 3, 2021 Freeborn Garrettson - The Methodist Paul Revere Jun 3, 2021
  • Jun 2, 2021 Thomas Wharton Evacuates Pennsylvania's Government Jun 2, 2021
  • Jun 1, 2021 Vermont's First Chief Justice...And First Senator - Moses Robinson Jun 1, 2021
• May 2021
  • May 31, 2021 Founders Who Fell - 6 Revolutionaries to Remember This Memorial Day (2021) May 31, 2021
  • May 30, 2021 Johann de Kalb Surveys the Revolutionary Landscape May 30, 2021
  • May 29, 2021 Patience Wright Waxes The King May 29, 2021
  • May 28, 2021 The Impartial Examiner IV - Presidential Veto May 28, 2021
  • May 27, 2021 Bayonet Stabbings, Bullet Wounds and History Books - Joseph Graham's Revolution May 27, 2021
  • May 26, 2021 Pierpont Edwards Organizes The Toleration Party May 26, 2021
  • May 25, 2021 Snake Oil and the Placebo Effect - Elisha Perkins' Metallic Tractor May 25, 2021
  • May 24, 2021 Steam Power at the Constitutional Convention - John Fitch's Perseverance May 24, 2021
  • May 23, 2021 Former Chancellor John Lansing Vanishes May 23, 2021
  • May 22, 2021 Richard Howly Escapes with the State Archives May 22, 2021
  • May 21, 2021 The Impartial Examiner III - Electing Ratification Delegates May 21, 2021
  • May 20, 2021 James Manning, Brown University and The French Army May 20, 2021
  • May 19, 2021 Stephen Decatur - The Conqueror of the Barbary Pirates May 19, 2021
  • May 18, 2021 The Man John Adams Helped Amputate - William Barron May 18, 2021
  • May 17, 2021 Woodbury Langdon Gets Detained in New York City May 17, 2021
  • May 16, 2021 Getting Money Back - John Brown Cutting and the Prince of Luxembourg May 16, 2021
  • May 15, 2021 John Haring and The Orangetown Resolutions May 15, 2021
  • May 13, 2021 Samuel Livermore Recommends Vermont Statehood May 13, 2021
  • May 12, 2021 William Williams Supports A Religious Test May 12, 2021
  • May 11, 2021 Messrs. Alsop & Company - The Secret Committee's Fake Business May 11, 2021
  • May 10, 2021 Joseph Jones and the Letter that Saved America May 10, 2021
  • May 9, 2021 Edmund Pendleton and the Scandal That Started a Revolution May 9, 2021
  • May 8, 2021 Thomas Burke Escapes A British Prison Camp May 8, 2021
  • May 7, 2021 The Impartial Examiner II - Competing Interests May 7, 2021
  • May 6, 2021 Richard Bland and the Early Days of American Rebelliousness May 6, 2021
  • May 4, 2021 William Burnet Heals Continental Veterans May 4, 2021
  • May 4, 2021 Mordecai Gist Redefines Dandy May 4, 2021
  • May 3, 2021 Stephen Higginson Throws Shade At John Hancock May 3, 2021
  • May 2, 2021 John Hart - Cave Dweller May 2, 2021
  • May 1, 2021 Elias Boudinot Signs The Preliminary Articles of Peace May 1, 2021
• April 2021
  • Apr 30, 2021 Impartial Examiner I - Expressly Reserved Rights Apr 30, 2021
  • Apr 29, 2021 Robert Goldsborough Recommends a Government to Washington Apr 29, 2021
  • Apr 28, 2021 Penelope Barker and the Edenton Tea Party Apr 28, 2021
  • Apr 27, 2021 James A. Bayard Does Hamilton's Dirty Work Apr 27, 2021
  • Apr 26, 2021 Isaac Smith - Partisan Politics in Early New Jersey Apr 26, 2021
  • Apr 25, 2021 Mary Katherine Goddard Reveals the Signers of the Declaration Apr 25, 2021
  • Apr 24, 2021 Timothy Pickering Serves at the Pleasure of the President Apr 24, 2021
  • Apr 23, 2021 A Preview of the Impartial Examiner Apr 23, 2021
  • Apr 22, 2021 The First Mayor of Pittsburgh - War Documenter Ebenezer Denny Apr 22, 2021
  • Apr 21, 2021 'Light Horse Harry Lee' Quells The Whiskey Rebels Apr 21, 2021
  • Apr 20, 2021 Cowardice and Misbehaviour: The Court Martial of John Wisner Apr 20, 2021
  • Apr 19, 2021 Eliza Lucas Pinckney Transforms South Carolina's Economy Apr 19, 2021
  • Apr 16, 2021 The Essays of Brutus: An Overview Apr 16, 2021
  • Apr 15, 2021 The First Woman Executed in the United States - Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner Apr 15, 2021
  • Apr 14, 2021 Samuel Dexter Runs Half The Cabinet Apr 14, 2021
  • Apr 13, 2021 Interrogated By A Predecessor - Attorney General Levi Lincoln, Sr. Apr 13, 2021
  • Apr 12, 2021 Peter Silvester Educates a President Apr 12, 2021
  • Apr 9, 2021 A Foot in Every Branch - Brutus XVI Apr 9, 2021
  • Apr 8, 2021 Jeremiah F. Evarts Fights Indian Removal Apr 8, 2021
  • Apr 7, 2021 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
  • Apr 2, 2021 Backward Judiciary - Brutus XV Apr 2, 2021
  • Apr 1, 2021 Sir James Jay's Invisible Ink Apr 1, 2021
• March 2021
  • 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
  • Mar 29, 2021 Representing Long Island - William Floyd's Revolution Mar 29, 2021
  • Mar 26, 2021 The Courts Already Work - Brutus XIV (Continued) Mar 26, 2021
  • Mar 19, 2021 Outlining the Sixth Amendment - Brutus XIV Mar 19, 2021
  • Mar 18, 2021 James Hillhouse Declines With The Federalist Party Mar 18, 2021
  • Mar 17, 2021 Hamilton's Estranged Older Brother - Peter Lavien Mar 17, 2021
  • Mar 16, 2021 John Milledge Becomes The Most Powerful Man in Georgia Mar 16, 2021
  • Mar 15, 2021 Early American Prison Reform - Edward Livingston's Codes Mar 15, 2021
  • Mar 12, 2021 Individuals v. States - Brutus XIII Mar 12, 2021
  • Mar 11, 2021 The Impeachment of Judge John Pickering Mar 11, 2021
  • Mar 10, 2021 James Morris’ Academy - Coeducation in the American Founding Mar 10, 2021
  • Mar 9, 2021 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
  • Mar 4, 2021 Looking Back at the Most Popular Founders of the Day - 3rd Anniversary Addition Mar 4, 2021
  • Mar 3, 2021 Why Harmanus Bleecker Has a Library Named in His Honor Mar 3, 2021
  • Mar 2, 2021 Proving Intelligence Defies Race - Benjamin Banneker Confronts Jefferson Mar 2, 2021
  • Mar 1, 2021 Jesse Hawley and the Erie Canal - Hercules Writes From Prison Mar 1, 2021
• February 2021
  • Feb 26, 2021 The States vs Domestic Tranquility - Brutus XII Feb 26, 2021
  • Feb 25, 2021 The Man Who Died To Give America The Metric System - Joseph Dombey Feb 25, 2021
  • Feb 24, 2021 Caleb Davis Transitions a Rebellious Colony into a State Feb 24, 2021
  • Feb 23, 2021 John Parker Boyd's Career Gets Tarnished at Crysler's Farm Feb 23, 2021
  • Feb 22, 2021 The Oldest Founder in New Jersey - Hendrick Fisher Feb 22, 2021
  • Feb 19, 2021 Governed by the Supreme Court - Brutus XI Feb 19, 2021
  • Feb 18, 2021 From Sponsoring Madison to Leading The Nation - Virginia's Barbour Family Feb 18, 2021
  • Feb 17, 2021 The Hero Blacksmith That Purchased His Freedom - Gilbert Hunt Feb 17, 2021
  • Feb 16, 2021 The Governor Dies in the Theatre - The Death of George William Smith Feb 16, 2021
  • Feb 15, 2021 The Richmond Theatre Fire - Alexander Placide's Benefit Goes Down in Flames Feb 15, 2021
  • Feb 12, 2021 Not Just The Government, But The Army Itself - Brutus X Feb 12, 2021
  • Feb 11, 2021 The Truth About Washington's Lies - Parson Weems and the Cherry Tree Feb 11, 2021
  • Feb 10, 2021 Losing Men in New Orleans - The Journeys of Elizabeth House Trist Feb 10, 2021
  • Feb 9, 2021 Pushing Pennsylvania Through The War of 1812 - Governor Simon Snyder Feb 9, 2021
  • Feb 8, 2021 Support for St. Clair - Robert Kirkwood Suffers the Greatest Defeat Feb 8, 2021
  • Feb 5, 2021 Rebutting The Federalist - Brutus IX Feb 5, 2021
  • Feb 4, 2021 Dyre Kearney Tries to Move The Continental Congress Feb 4, 2021
  • Feb 2, 2021 The Death of a Reverend - John Rosbrugh at Assunpink Creek Feb 2, 2021
  • Feb 1, 2021 The 9 Capitals of The American Revolution Feb 1, 2021
• January 2021
  • Jan 29, 2021 Unlimited Nation Debt and Standing Armies - Brutus VIII Jan 29, 2021
  • Jan 28, 2021 Barnt De Klyn Clothes The Continental Army and Hosts a King Jan 28, 2021
  • Jan 27, 2021 40 Years of Voting 'No' - Nathaniel Macon Slows Down The Government Jan 27, 2021
  • Jan 26, 2021 Georgia's Fighting Founding Mother - Nancy Hart Jan 26, 2021
  • Jan 25, 2021 William Vans Murray and the End of the Quasi-War with France Jan 25, 2021
  • Jan 22, 2021 Defining Limits on Taxation - Brutus VII Jan 22, 2021
  • Jan 21, 2021 First American Secretary at The Court of St James - William Stephens Smith Jan 21, 2021
  • Jan 20, 2021 The Pain of First Daughter Nabby Adams Jan 20, 2021
  • Jan 19, 2021 William Henry Harrison During The American Founding Jan 19, 2021
  • Jan 18, 2021 Isaac Shelby - First Governor For The State of Kentucky Jan 18, 2021
  • Jan 15, 2021 Taxing The States Out Of Existence - Brutus VI Jan 15, 2021
  • Jan 14, 2021 How Solomon Bush's Wound Exposed a Spy at Washington's Headquarters Jan 14, 2021
  • Jan 13, 2021 The Wills of Randolph Jefferson Jan 13, 2021
  • Jan 12, 2021 The Kidnapping of Delaware President John McKinly Jan 12, 2021
  • Jan 11, 2021 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