Americanism Redux January 8, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1776 A new year dawns and raw energy flows at a furious pace. * * * * * * * The ice broke apart in a loud CRACK! Heavy cannon plunged into the frigid water of the Hudson River. Men started shouting and cursing, oxen bellowed and horses shorted and whinnied. Colonel Henry Knox heard the noise and rushed to the site, … [Read more...]