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AR391 Washington Admin Resignations and Scandals
Episode 391
During President Washington's second term, all of his cabinet members resigned. Edmund Randolph, who served as both Attorney General and Secretary o…
4 months ago
Rev250-093 Fort Washington
On June 20, 1776 Continental forces break ground on Fort Washington. The fort was part of an effort to prevent the British Navy from being able to s…
4 months, 1 week ago
ARP390 The Eleventh Amendment
Episode 390
In one of its first interpretations of the Constitution, the Supreme Court holds that states are subject to lawsuits in federal court. The states pr…
4 months, 1 week ago
Rev250-092 Virginia Declaration of Rights - June 12, 1776
On June 12, 1772, the Fifth Virginia Convention passes its Declaration of Rights, a forerunner of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rig…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Rev250-091 Committee for the Declaration of Independence
After tabling a vote on independence a few days earlier, on June 11, 1776 Congress appoints a committee to draft a declaration in the event that the …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
Episode 389
After the Indians defeat two earlier armies in the Ohio territory, General "Mad Anthony" Wayne leads a third army, engaging the Indians at a place ca…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Rev250-090 Battle of Three Rivers
On June 8th 1776, General John Sullivan makes one final effort to take Quebec, sending his Continentals against the British at Three Rivers.
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4 months, 3 weeks ago
Rev250-089 Resolution on Independence
On June 7, 1776, Virginia Delegate Richard Henry Lee introduces a resolution before the Continental Congress that the colonies should declare themsel…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
General Lee Goes the Charleston
Charles Lee, second in command of the Continental Army, brings a reinforcement army to Charleston, SC. He arrives arrives on June 4, 1776. Lee expe…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Age of Reason
Episode 388
Paine moves to France to serve in the French Revolution. During his time there, he wrote The Age of Reason, supporting deism and attacking organized…
4 months, 3 weeks ago