taraApr 173 minThis Day in History: Benjamin FranklinOn this day in 1790, Benjamin Franklin passes away. “[P]erhaps no person in American history has taken on such emblematic and imaginative...
taraApr 123 minThis Day in History: Lyman Hall, signer of the DeclarationOn this day in 1724, a future signer of the Declaration of Independence is born in Connecticut. Lyman Hall may have had the oddest path...
taraMar 63 minThis Day in History: A Signer of the Declaration, in prisonOn this day in 1809, a signer of the Declaration of Independence passes away. The patriotic song “God Save our Thirteen States” is...
taraJan 232 minThis Day in History: George Clymer, Signer On this day in 1813, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution passes away. Only six men signed both...