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4 days ago · Thomas Hopkins (1616–1684) was an early settler of Providence Plantations and the great grandfather of Stephen Hopkins who was many times colonial governor of Rhode Island and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hopkins was baptized in Yeovilton, county Somerset, England on 7 April 1616, the son of William Hopkins and Joane (Arnold ...
20 hours ago · Founding Fathers of the United States. 1760s–1820s. The Committee of Five ( Adams, Livingston, Sherman, Jefferson, and Franklin) present their draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on June 28, 1776, as depicted in John Trumbull 's 1819 portrait. Location. The Thirteen Colonies.
3 days ago · October 3, 1788–November 15, 1836. Born in Yucatan in 1788, Lorenzo de Zavala dedicated much of his life to fighting oppression. That was certainly true when his former ally, Santa Anna, established a centralized regime suppressing Mexican Federalism. Zavala did the only thing he could to weaken the leader's iron grip: he helped bring about ...
4 days ago · “The Declaration of Independence: Liberty” (Produced by the Jack Miller Center; 21 minutes) From JMC: Four leading scholars of American political thought [professors James Ceaser – University of Virginia, Ralph Lerner – University of Chicago, Lorraine Smith Pangle – University of Texas at Austin, and Michael Zuckert – University of Notre Dame] share their insights on the founding ...
3 days ago · The Family Trees of Jonestown. Trees, by Annie Moore. The following is an index of family trees for people who were in Jonestown and Georgetown at the time of the mass deaths on 18 November 1978. For purposes of this section, a family is defined as any grouping of two or more people who had a biological, marital or – especially in Jonestown ...
Apr 25, 2024 · February 27, 1795–January 13, 1871. Tejano leader José Antonio Navarro lived under five of the six flags of Texas. Born in 1795 to a prominent family in San Antonio, Navarro grew up along with his city. In the 1820s, he championed Stephen F. Austin's colonization efforts. At the time, both Anglo-American immigrants and Tejano residents ...
3 days ago · The Gettysburg Address is one of the most famous speeches in American history. Despite being only 272 words, President Abraham Lincoln's speech was filled with allusions to other famous words, including the Declaration of Independence, the Bible, and Pericles' Funeral Oration. Lincoln spoke of overarching themes like equality, freedom, and ...
