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The One Founding Father Who Refused to Celebrate Independence Day
The Founding Fathers of the United States were not only key figures in drafting and signing the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, but also
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#foundingfather is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 5 people shared 12 posts with it — around 0 a day. Activity is down 25% versus the previous week, peaking on Jul 26 with 3 posts.
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I had free tickets to see this film today, so heck yeah I went.😄 No idea till after, that it was inspired by the book below. The film touched on a part of his life I was not familiar with. The lead actor was good, with A.Serkis & B. Kingsley.📚
#FilmSky #Washington #July4th #250Years #FoundingFather
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KING CHARLES I c1658 EIKON BASILIKE Works
Provenance:
Sir John & Dorothy Francklin
&
William Samuel Johnson, USA Founding Father
#books #17thcentury #history #herbook #KingCharles #EnglishCivilWar #EikonBasilike #Provenance #FoundingFather #USA bit.ly/3ONHmdo
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I hear dyslexia is in the news this week. Enjoy this fun fact! #dyslexia #foundingfather #newsome #trump
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🦋💙 Today On #BlueSky 💙🦋
22 Feb 1732: The first #President of the United States and American Revolutionary hero, George Washington, is born in Bridges Creek, Virginia. Also, 'Prayer at Valley Forge' (1777). #history #GeorgeWashington #hero #FoundingFather #AmericanRevolution #HappyBirthday
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The USPS's existence is mandated by the Constitution, alongside the Census.
The USPS, lending libraries, and fire departments were all invented by #FoundingFather #BenFranklin.
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On this day in history American Founding Father Nicholas Gilman was born in 1755.
Gilman was named to the Constitutional Convention and helped to draft, debate and sign the United States Constitution.
Read more about Gilman in our blog: buff.ly/BFiPCpF
#thisdayinhistory #foundingfather #america
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Here’s Our Fred! 🎉
This year see’s Fred Holdsworth (our founding father!) reach the splendid age of 93! 🎂
We’re so grateful he opened the Bookshop in 1950’s. what a champ!
He gifted us all decades of bookish wonder and community goodness!
🙂
#indiebookshop #bookseller #foundingfather #birthdayboy
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Available here linda-howes.pixels.com/featured/jam...
#President #Wallartforsale #wallart #gifts #giftideas #foundingfather #AmericanHistory #Painting #Portrait #PresidentJamesMadison #FourthAmericanPresident #UnitedStatesHistory #Homedecor
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Available here linda-howes.pixels.com/featured/jam...
#wallartforsale #wallart #gifts #giftideas #Presidents #UnitedStatesPresidents #JamesMadison #ForthPresident #FoundingFather #Politician #WhiteHousePortrait #Painting #HistoryofTheUnitedStates #homedecor
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On this day in history in 1746, American Founding Father Thomas Lynch, Jr. was born.
Lynch was one of 56 signatories to the Declaration of Independence, and the second youngest signer at only 26 years old.
Read more about Lynch in our blog: buff.ly/EGRpqFX
#thisdayinhistory #foundingfather
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On this day in history American Founding Father Nicholas Gilman was born in 1755.
Gilman was named to the Constitutional Convention and helped to draft, debate and sign the United States Constitution.
Read more about Gilman in our blog: buff.ly/BFiPCpF
#thisdayinhistory #foundingfather #america
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On this day in history in 1739 American Founding Father George Clinton was born.
Clinton was Vice President to two different Presidents, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
Read more about Clinton in our blog: buff.ly/BDgKeoN
#thisdayinhistory #foundingfather #america #OTD #onthisdayinhistory
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On this day in history in 1727 American Founding Father Horatio Gates was born.
Gates was one of the highest ranking American officers during the American Revolutionary War.
Read more about Gates in our blog: buff.ly/yY7I8Gz
#thisdayinhistory #foundingfather #america #OTD #onthisdayinhistory
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On this day in history in 1750 American Founding Father Henry Knox was born.
Knox served as America's first Secretary of War under the Constitution, or as we'd call the position today, Secretary of Defense.
Read more about Knox in our blog: buff.ly/JmFhg15
#thisdayinhistory #foundingfather
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Available here linda-howes.pixels.com/featured/jam...
#wallartforsale #wallart #gifts #giftideas #Presidents #UnitedStatesPresidents #JamesMadison #ForthPresident #FoundingFather #Politician #WhiteHousePortrait #Painting #HistoryofTheUnitedStates #homedecor
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On this day in history in 1730 American Founding Father Daniel Carroll was born.
Carroll represented Maryland at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and signed the United States Constitution.
Read more about Carroll in our blog: buff.ly/9TfiyHQ
#thisdayinhistory #foundingfather #america
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"Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later." - Benjamin Franklin
#FoundingFather #AmericanRevolution #DeclarationOfIndependence #Veterans #WordsOfVeterans
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OTD, July 11, 1804, one of America's greatest Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton was fatally wounded in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr in New Jersey.
Hamilton died the next day. He was 47 (or 49) yrs old.
Hamilton was an immigrant.
#AlexanderHamilton
#FoundingFather
#AmericanImmigrants
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On this day in history in 1730, American Founding Father Joseph Hewes was born.
Read more about Hewes in our blog:
buff.ly/r4LZhvC
#thisdayinhistory #foundingfather #america #OTD
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