THE REAL 4TH OF JULY
The Declaration of Independence Gets Some Much-Needed Signatures PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA August 2nd, 1776 It’s still hot in Philadelphia, but inside the Pennsylvania […]
Author: Roger Gillespie
The Olde Boston Harbour Trick!
Boston Harbour Déjà Vu LINDLEY’S FORT, SOUTH CAROLINA July, 15 1776 Not everyone thought that the Declaration of Independence was the greatest […]
A BUSY FIRST WEEK IN JULY
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA July, 1776 What do you do when you’ve got nothing else on your calendar for early July? Oh, maybe declare […]
The “Real” Declaration of Independence?
The Fifth Virginia Convention WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA June, 1776 It began Monday, May 6, 1776, as the Virginia House of Burgesses met for […]
PARLEZ-VOUS FRANÇAIS?
May, 1776 The King of England recently said … No, not King George III! The current King of England, King Charles, reminded […]
VIRGINIA SAYS “YEA!”
Williamsburg, Virginia May 15, 1776 If the British government was looking for a little sympathy, they weren’t going to get it from […]
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
London 1776 It’s a question 18th-century historians still ask to this day. What was the British government thinking? Was the American Revolution […]
The British Leave Boston
EVERYONE’S MOVING TO CANADA! Boston: March 17th 1776 Sometimes you just know it’s time to move! The housing prices are right. The […]
BATTLE OF MOORES CREEK BRIDGE
February 27th, 1776 Location: Currie, NC (½ mile SW of town) Patriots vs. Loyalists “Three Minutes to Victory!” In war, battles […]
THE ARMY LIFE FOR ME!
In February! In new England! February – – 1776 Location: Somewhere in central Massachusetts Local Militia Encampment Not Too Far From Boston […]