Lt. Col. Ebenezer Huntington, Discouraged Revolutionary, Bemoans ‘Rascally...
On July 7, 1780, a despairing Lt. Col. Ebenezer Huntington of Norwich, Conn., had no way of knowing the United States would defeat Britain at Yorktown in a little over… The post Lt. Col. Ebenezer...
View ArticleJohn Adams Outlaws Fake News in 1798 – and Dooms His Presidency
Government criticism of ‘Fake news’ is nothing new. And trying to silence it was as unpopular in the early days of the United States as it is today. By 1799,… The post John Adams Outlaws Fake News in...
View ArticleJohn Adams Supports Toussaint Louverture, Horrifies Jefferson
From 1798 to 1801, President John Adams recognized a government led by Toussaint Louverture, a former slave, a self-educated black man and a fellow revolutionary. Thomas Jefferson, a slaveowner, found…...
View ArticleAbigail Adams Attacked Thomas Jefferson As No One Else Dared To Do
In 1804, Abigail Adams attacked Thomas Jefferson in an angry letter unlike any he had ever received. No one else ever addressed Thomas Jefferson that way. Not even George Washington,… The post Abigail...
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