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The Real First President of the United States
A Googling of “John Hanson” reveals some controversy over whether he should be considered the first President of the United States, the third or just President of the Continental Congress (leaving the...
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The Originial Flag of the Thirteen United States
On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution stating: “That the flag of the Thirteen United States be Thirteen Stripes, alternate red and white: That the union be...
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Colonial Newspapers: Unsung Heroes of the American Revolution
The Print Shop at Colonial Williamsburg Colonial newspapers are unsung heroes of the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War. Specifically, several newspapermen and women deserve recognition for...
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Pre-Revolutionary War Betting Odds
If you were a gambling American in late 1774, you would have appreciated reading these betting odds, published in the October 24, 1774 issue of the Newport Mercury (Rhode Island). “Five to one that if...
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Tory Retaliation for Nathaniel Freeman’s March on Barnstable Courthouse?
On September 27, 1774, 26-year-old Dr. Nathaniel Freeman of Sandwich, Massachusetts, led 1500 Patriots from the Cape Cod area in “the first open overt act done in the face of day without disguise,...
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