Making of America
On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress drafts its rationale for taking up arms against Great Britain in the Articles of War. In...
Making of America
On this day in 1776, Edward Rutledge, one of South Carolina’s representatives to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, expresses his...
Making of America
On this day in 1836, James Madison, drafter of the Constitution, recorder of the Constitutional Convention, author of the “Federalist...
Making of America
On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress resolves that Major General Philip John Schuyler should travel to Forts Ticonderoga and...
Making of America
On this day in 1784, Delaware Patriot Caesar Rodney dies. Rodney is best remembered for his overnight ride from Dover, Delaware, to...
Making of America
On this day in 1745, future Patriot physician and U.S. Treasurer Thomas Tudor Tucker is born to a prominent family in Port Royal,...
Making of America
On this day in 1803, Matthew Thornton, one of New Hampshire’s delegates to the second Continental Congress and an ex post facto signer of...
Making of America
On this day in 1776, off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, British Commodore Sir Peter Parker notifies General Henry Clinton that...
Making of America
On this day in 1775, Congress issues $2 million in bills of credit. By the spring of 1775, colonial leaders, concerned by British...
Making of America
On this day in 1779, Spain declares war on Great Britain, creating a de facto alliance with the Americans. Spain’s King Charles III...
