Presidency of the Continental Congress 1774-89: A Study in American Institutional History
The Humble Libertarian (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
My friend at Reboot the Republic recently directed my attention to the Continental Congress '09 , which will be convening next week in Chicago. Here is a press release with more information: Citizens Rising in Defense of the Constitution Citizens fed up with constitutional violations causing devastation to the economy and the Nation, are stepping up to join constitutional activist Robert...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
The Continental Marines were formed by the Continental Congress on Nov. 10, 1775. They served during the American Revolutionary War but were disbanded in 1783. The organization was brought back into existence in 1798, but the U.S. Marine Corps celebrates its founding as its official birthday.
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... honored Pulaski throughout the last two centuries. Counties and streets are named for him.In 1929 Congress declared Oct. 11 to be Pulaski Day in the United States, a largely forgotten holiday in much of the country. The Continental Congress suggested that a monument be erected in honor of Pulaski, and in 1825 it finally was erected in Savannah.
The Chief (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... a Ron Paul acolyte and blogger from up north who part of a nascent movement to organize a second Continental Congress . But that's just the start of his crazy, crazy ideas: he's a Birther and paranoid about the North American Union and the Federal Reserve -- pretty standard stuff for a neo-Bircher -- but he also believes that the H1N1 vaccine is a secret government plot to implant...
Examiner (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... honored Pulaski throughout the last two centuries. Counties and streets are named for him.In 1929 Congress declared Oct. 11 to be Pulaski Day in the United States, a largely forgotten holiday in much of the country. The Continental Congress suggested that a monument be erected in honor of Pulaski, and in 1825 it finally was erected in Savannah.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... honored Pulaski throughout the last two centuries. Counties and streets are named for him.In 1929 Congress declared Oct. 11 to be Pulaski Day in the United States, a largely forgotten holiday in much of the country. The Continental Congress suggested that a monument be erected in honor of Pulaski, and in 1825 it finally was erected in Savannah.
Grizzly Groundswell (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Equality All men are created equal. Thomas Jefferson, and the other fifty five members of the Continental Congress that signed the Declaration of Independence agreed that this is a self-evident truth. In fact, it is the first of several self-evident truths that they recognized and declared. It’s plain for anyone to see that the circumstances into which [...]
Perri Nelson's Website (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Equality All men are created equal. Thomas Jefferson, and the other fifty five members of the Continental Congress that signed the Declaration of Independence agreed that this is a self-evident truth. In fact, it is the first of several self-evident truths that they recognized and declared. It’s plain for anyone to see that the circumstances into which all men are born are not equal....
