top of page
Blog
The blog will consist of posts on places, people, events and writings related to American History. Information is derived from a variety of historical sources.
Please note that Events of the day are taken from multiple sites as is and may or may not include links back to those sites.
Quote of the day...
"Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself" Thomas Paine.
katellashisadventure
Sep 261 min read
On this date...
Sousa and the USMC Band In 1892, First public appearance of John Philip Sousa's New Marine Band, at Stillman Music Hall in Plainfield,...
katellashisadventure
Sep 262 min read
On this date...
Ethan Allen In 1639, First printing press in America set up in Cambridge under the guaranty of Harvard College. In 1690, Publick...
katellashisadventure
Sep 253 min read
On this date...
Hammon Address In 1657, First autopsy and coroner's jury verdict are recorded in Maryland In 1765 : The Braintree Instructions were...
katellashisadventure
Sep 243 min read
Quote of the day...
"Follow your enthusiasm. It's something I've always believed in. Find those parts of your life you enjoy the most. Do what you enjoy...
katellashisadventure
Sep 241 min read
Quote of the day...
"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." Silence Dogood, pseudonym of Benjamin...
katellashisadventure
Sep 231 min read
On this date...
Harvard In 1642, Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, holds its first commencement In 1779, The United States ship Bonhomme...
katellashisadventure
Sep 232 min read
Quote of the day...
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” Edmund Burke
katellashisadventure
Sep 221 min read
On this date...
Judith Catchpole All Female Jury In 1656, All-female jury hears the case of Judith Catchpole, accused of killing her child, and acquits...
katellashisadventure
Sep 222 min read
Quote of the day...
"Some people's idea of free speech is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone speaks out it is an outrage" Winston Churchill
katellashisadventure
Sep 191 min read
On this date...
In 1676, Rebels under Nathaniel Bacon set Jamestown, Virginia, on fire. In 1768, The Royal Governor Francis Bernard formally announced...
katellashisadventure
Sep 192 min read
Quote of the day...
“Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” Harriet Tubman
katellashisadventure
Sep 181 min read
On this date...
In 1793, George Washington lays first cornerstone for the US Capitol. In 1634, Anne Hutchinson , an Englishwoman who would become an...
katellashisadventure
Sep 182 min read
Quote of the day...
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” Marcus Tullius Cicero
katellashisadventure
Sep 171 min read
On this date...
In 1691, Massachusetts Bay Colony granted new charter. In 1787, the Constitution was adopted by the delegates to the Constitutional...
katellashisadventure
Sep 173 min read
Quote of the day...
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell
katellashisadventure
Sep 161 min read
On this date...
In 1620, Pilgrims depart from England on the Mayflower. In 1630, The Massachusetts village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston. In...
katellashisadventure
Sep 162 min read
Quote of the day...
"The people have a right to freedom of speech, and of writing and publishing their sentiments; therefore the freedom of the press ought...
katellashisadventure
Sep 151 min read
On this date...
Casimir Pulaski - Father Of American Calvary In 1777, George Washington, on authorization of Congress, appoints Casimir Pulaski as...
katellashisadventure
Sep 153 min read
Quote of the day...
"If you believe in something, you need to have the courage to fight for those ideas - not run away from them or try and silence them."...
katellashisadventure
Sep 121 min read
On this date...
Statue of Nathan Hale In 1776, Nathan Hale is ferried across the river to Manhattan in order to begin his mission spying on the British...
katellashisadventure
Sep 122 min read
On this date...
Battle of Brandywine In 1777, British forces led by General William Howe defeated the Americans at the Battle of the Brandywine during...
katellashisadventure
Sep 112 min read
Quote of the day...
"No right was deemed by the fathers of the government more sacred than the right of speech. It was in their eyes, as in the eyes of all...
katellashisadventure
Sep 111 min read
Quote of the day...
"I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be...
katellashisadventure
Sep 101 min read
bottom of page