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Lincoln’s Birthday, 2010
Abraham Lincoln: February 12, 1809—April 15, 1865 Filed under: Abraham Lincoln, American Birthdays, American Heroes Tagged: American Presidents
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American Hero: Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant: April 27, 1822—July 23, 1885 Death of General Grant. —Walt Whitman. As one by one withdraw the lofty actors From that great play on history’s stage eterne, That lurid, partial act...
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We Keep Independence Day
Proclaim LIBERTY throughout the Land to all the Inhabitants thereof. Lev. XXV v. X. We Keep INDEPENDENCE DAY. Ring out the bells! Strike up the bands! Sound joyous songs! Clap loud your hands! Raise up...
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Samuel Adams—September 27, 1722
Samuel Adams. September 27, 1722—October 2, 1803. His nature is too noble for the world: He would not flatter Neptune for his trident, Or Jove for his power to thunder.— —Shakespeare, Coriolanus,...
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Christopher Gadsden—February 16, 1724
General Christopher Gadsden. February 16, 1724 – September 15, 1805. I wish the charters may not ensnare us at last, by drawing different colonies to act differently in this great cause. Whenever...
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Patrick Henry—May 29, 1736
Patrick Henry. May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799. ————— Virginia Gazette, June 14, 1799. ——— On the 6th inst. departed this life PATRICK HENRY, Esquire, of Charlotte County. Mourn, Virginia, mourn! Your...
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Dr. Joseph Warren—June 11, 1741
Dr. Joseph Warren. June 11, 1741 – June 17, 1775. Warren’s Address to the American Soldiers, Before the Battle of Bunker’s Hill. ————— STAND! the ground's your own, my braves! Will ye give it up to...
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Horace Mann—Clergymen and Schools
American Thought Horace Mann—American education pioneer—states his views on the sepatation of church and education. A veteran teacher … declared to his own minister, “If you will not come to my...
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David R. Locke—On Lincoln
TO write recollections of Abraham Lincoln is a pleasant task. The greatest man, in some respects, who ever lived, and in all respects the most lovable—a man whose great work gave him the heart of every...
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Patrick Henry—May 29, 1736
Patrick Henry—Voice of the American Revolution Patrick Henry. May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799. Bold Language of Patrick Henry. ————— WHEN Patrick Henry, who gave the first impulse to the ball of the...
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Samuel Adams—September 27, 1722
Samuel Adams. September 27, 1722—October 2, 1803. His nature is too noble for the world: He would not flatter Neptune for his trident, Or Jove for his power to thunder.— —Shakespeare, Coriolanus,...
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Lewis Hayden—December 2, 1811
Lewis Hayden—December 2, 1811-April 7, 1889 ————— Eleven to Convict, One to Acquit. From Caste Among Masons: True Beauty. ————— LET blind admirers, handsome faces praise, And graceful features to great...
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