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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Thomas McKean, The “Last” Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas McKean was 42 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. A lawyer by trade, McKean had married twice and had 11 children. He died in June of 1817, meaning he also saw the War of 1812, … Continue reading

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Traitor Tuesday: Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: George Clymer, Captain of the “Silk Stockings” and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

George Clymer was 37 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a merchant by trade and the father of 8 children. He saw part of the War of 1812, also against Great Britain, for he died … Continue reading

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Benjamin Franklin, Genius Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Today, I begin a new series entitled “Traitor Tuesday.” For those of you who follow this blog, you know I, generally, only post on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and I post about England and specifically the Regency Era, for most … Continue reading

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

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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