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“Bonus” Traitor Thursday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Richard Stockton, A Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Who Was Reviled for Recanting His Allegiance

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Richard Stockton was a 45 years old lawyer when he signed the Declaration of Independence. A father of six children, he died in February 1781 at the age of 50. Richard Stockton was born near Princeton, New Jersey to John … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: John Hart, a Man Who Sacrificed Everything as a Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

May 11, 2026, will mark nearly 250 years since John Hart’s death at the age of 68 in 1779. Hart was one of the older signers at 65 years of age when he signed the declaration. He was a land … Continue reading →

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Do You Know More Than One City Served as the U. S. Capital?

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

I recently did one of those mind-dulling quizzes on Facebook. It’s the one where they say they can tell a person’s education based on questions on U. S. history. To demonstrate how reliable the quiz is, I missed one and … Continue reading →

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