Posts Tagged ‘John Jay’
Have You Heard of the Culper Spy Ring?
The Culper Spy Ring played a crucial role in the American Revolutionary War by providing vital intelligence to the Continental Army. From the beginning of the war the Americans were totally over-matched by the British. The Americans had no army, no navy, no ships, no guns, no ammunition, and no experience in fighting a war. While…
Read MoreOn This October Day in American History
October 3, 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation designating the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. Birthday – October 4 – Artist Frederic Remington (1861-1909) was born in Canton, New York. He studied at Yale Art School then traveled extensively throughout the American West in the late 1800’s sketching cowboys, Native Americans,…
Read MoreOn This September Day in American History
September 2, 1789 – The third Presidential cabinet department, the U.S. Treasury, was established by Congress September 3, 1783 – The Treaty of Paris was signed by John Adams, Ben Franklin and John Jay, formally ending the American Revolutionary War between Britain and the United States. September 5, 1774 – The First Continental Congress assembled…
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