Americanism Redux: November 27, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775

Americanism Redux November 27, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 [I wasn't going to write an entry on our Thanksgiving Day. I changed my mind when I found the letter below, written today 250 years ago, from Abigail Adams to her husband, John. Abigail wrote from outside Boston to John, inside Philadelphia with the rest of the Second Continental … [Read more...]

Americanism Redux: May 15, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775

Americanism Redux May 15, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 Get your gear, the gloves, the hard hat, the tool belt. The Union is going to work. Today, 250 years ago. * * * * * * * (Pennsylvania State House, or Independence Hall) There will be 66 of them when it's all said and done. They're the delegates for the … [Read more...]