We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought…
Yesterday afternoon I was in Merrimack, New Hampshire between meetings and stopped at a coffee shop for a few minutes. I passed the Common Man Restaurant, which having dined there I’d remembered as one of the oldest houses in the area. I thought I’d like to go back to the Common Man to re-acquaint myself…
One of the more significant street corners in American History is the intersection in Albany where Broadway meets Hudson Avenue. This is the site of the old Stadt Huys where in 1754 representatives from several colonies met to discuss the Albany Plan of Union. This group, known as the Albany Congress, consisted of a few famous…
