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Founding Fathers Stories – Audio Podcast. Christopher Columbus and James Madison Stood by Their Decisions. October 13th, 2011. October 12 is officially Columbus Day. I hope you enjoyed it, and maybe even thought a little bit about Christopher Columbus! Columbus was a gifted sailor, mapmaker, navigator, and astronomer. One of his foremost characteristics was being persistent. He was decided that he could find a way across the oceans to sail East by going West. Madison was able to convince the most promine...
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Founding Fathers Blog » Declaration of Independence
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Founding Fathers Stories – Audio Podcast. And To Think It All Started With 10 Commandments. January 17th, 2013. On July 4, 1776, 56 representatives from the original 13 colonies in America chose to begin a new nation. They declared our independence from Great Britain with an inspired document. That was the beginning of the United States of America. As one of our Founding Fathers, John Adams, said: “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the g...And Jam...
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Founding Fathers Blog » Declaration of Independence — July 2?
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Founding Fathers Stories – Audio Podcast. Declaration of Independence July 2? August 17th, 2012. ONE MORE THOUGHT ON THE DECLARATION. The resolution that the American colonies should break from Great Britain and become free and independent states was proposed by Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia, in the Continental Congress, and was unanimously adopted by Congress on July 2, 1776. Well, he missed it by a couple of days! Josiah Bartlett, the representative from New Hampshire, is credited with being the first...
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Founding Fathers Blog » “I Cannot Live Without Books!”
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Founding Fathers Stories – Audio Podcast. 8220;I Cannot Live Without Books! July 20th, 2012. With apologies to Nancy Sinatra, the Founders of this nation knew “these books were made for reading, and that’s just what you’ll do. One of these days these books will make a scholar out of you! George Washington accumulated and read many books about agriculture, farming, fishing and even building. You may still see some of his book collection at his home, Mount Vernon. When James Madison was preparing for the u...
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Founding Fathers Blog » Indepence Day – How It Happened – Part 3
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Founding Fathers Stories – Audio Podcast. Indepence Day How It Happened Part 3. June 28th, 2012. The draft of Jefferson’s declaration was submitted to the committee. Benjamin Franklin made a few suggestions and improvements agreed to by Jefferson. They were incorporated into the draft which was submitted to Congress on Friday, June 28, 1776. 8220;The next friend observed that the word ‘makes’ might as well be omitted, because the customers would not care who made the hats, as long as they wer...8220;A th...
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Founding Fathers Blog » Founding Fathers Stories – Audio Podcast
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Founding Fathers Stories – Audio Podcast. Founding Fathers Stories – Audio Podcast. May 18th, 2014. Listen to stories about our Founding Fathers on iTunes. You can subscribe to the podcast here. Or by clicking: https:/ itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/founding-fathers-stories/id878766240? 8230;……. Posted by Steven W. Allen Comments (0). No Comments ». Feed for comments on this post. Mail (will not be published) (required). Kindle Books – only $3.87. Founding Fathers Heroes Series:. John Adams Really Did That?
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Founding Fathers Blog » Independence Day – How It Happened – Part 2
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Founding Fathers Stories – Audio Podcast. Independence Day How It Happened Part 2. June 26th, 2012. Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson had received recognition as writers, so it seemed likely that one of them should be selected. Jefferson noted only, the committee “desired me to do it.”. John Adams left a more interesting account. 8220;The sub-committee met. Jefferson proposed me to make the draft. I said: ‘I will not. You ought to do it.’. Jefferson] Oh, no! Why will you not? To be continued…. Thomas ...
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Founding Fathers Blog » Independence Day – How It Happened – Part 1
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Founding Fathers Stories – Audio Podcast. Independence Day How It Happened Part 1. June 24th, 2012. One of our great National Holidays is coming up soon–Independence Day! This year it falls on the 4th of July. Oh yeah, every year it falls on the 4th of July–that’s the day we celebrate. A new country was created! The Continental Congress, made up of representatives from each of the 13 colonies, met in Philadelphia in 1776 to consider the hositilies taking place in Massachussets and now New York. You&#...
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Founding Fathers Blog » George Washington
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Founding Fathers Stories – Audio Podcast. George Washington’s Church. February 4th, 2013. The Church is still an active church, which had a full crowd for its services on Christmas Eve. The author of this article said it was a very nice service. It was an hour and a half long, conducted by a woman, and included communion. There’s a beautiful color picture of the church building on the front page of this newspaper. Might be nice to visit sometime. Posted by Steven W. Allen Comments (0). January 17th, 2013.
