History is a muddy mess! If someone tells you ANY event in history happened due to one thing or issue, RUN! They are an idiot! Example 1:American Revolution. What caused it? Taxes, representation, military over reach, distance, King George? All good answers but there are hundreds more! Example 2: "Civil War" was all about slavery. Lincoln called for the invasion in 1861 yet he created West Virginia in 1863 as a NEW UNION SLAVE STATE. Many more examples are out there...
30 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments LyonCoDad
Before the United States Constitution was breathed into life, America had another founding document that we tried to live under, The Articles of Confederation. On July 9th, 1778 The Articles of Confederation were completed and ready to be signed. The...
16 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments LyonCoDad
Here is an American Revolutionary War Hero many of you will not have heard of, Rufus Putnam. Rufus was born in Sutton Massachusetts on April 9,1738. His father died when he was young and as was customary then he spent a few years in his Grandfathers...
1 May 2021 2 minute read 0 comments LyonCoDad
At the beginning of the Revolutionary War the Colonies had no real navy. Each colony sent out its own Privateers to prey on the British merchant ships. Privateers were basically state sanctioned pirates. Since these Privateer Vessels flew the flag...
13 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments LyonCoDad
Martha was born on June 13, 1732 to John and Frances Dandridge. She is the oldest of the three boys and five girls. In 1750 Martha wed Daniel Parke Custis, who was 20 years older than her. Daniel died in 1757 leaving Martha to raise the two surviving...
3 Apr 2021 2 minute read 0 comments LyonCoDad
David Rittenhouse was born on April 8, 1732 in Germantown Pennsylvania. You never heard of David Rittenhouse before? He was very active in Early America! To his credit he was an astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, scientific...
11 Mar 2021 1 minute read 0 comments LyonCoDad
A Peek into History: March 25, 1818 Lieutenant Colonel “Light-Horse” Henry Lee passed away in Georgia at the age of 62 on March 25, 1818. American Patriot, Soldier, Statesman and Founding Father. Lee was about 20 years old when Patrick Henry appointe...
9 Feb 2021 2 minute read 0 comments LyonCoDad
A Peek into History: The patriot Ethan Allen died February 13, 1789 in Vermont. Ethan was born in Connecticut on January 21, 1738. His love for the areas now called Vermont led him into many interesting adventures… In July of 1762 Ethan married Mary...
27 Jan 2021 2 minute read 3 comments LyonCoDad
February 6, 1814: On this date George Washington's dear friend and physician Doctor James Craik passed away at the age of 84. James was born in Scotland in 1727 as an illegitimate child (out of wedlock). He studied medicine at the University of Edinb...
27 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments LyonCoDad
January 1, 1752: This is the day Betsy Ross, the woman credited with being the mother of the American flag, was born in Philadelphia. She is one of 18 children of the devout Quakers Samuel and Rebecca Griscom. At age 21, Betsy eloped and married Jo...
26 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments LyonCoDad
Well, we knew it was going to snowball under biden, but who could have thought it would be SO FAST!!!! In another swipe at American History the Tubman going on the $20 takes a BIG leap into being... https://resistthemainstream.co/biden-admin-announce...
