Today in History: Founding Father Edward Rutledge Born
On this date in 1749, Edward Rutledge was born. He was a signer of the Continental Association and the youngest signatory to the Declaration of Independence. Edward was born into the prominent South Carolina Rutledge family on Nov. 23, 1749. As a youngster, he studied...
Today in History: Founding Father Josiah Bartlett Born
On this date in 1729, Josiah Bartlett was born. Bartlett signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He was also instrumental in securing New Hampshire’s ratification of the Constitution. Bartlett was born on Nov. 21, 1729, in...
Benjamin Franklin’s Articles of Confederation
In July 1775, Benjamin Franklin introduced a formal plan for uniting the colonies – “The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.” He read it to the Second Continental Congress nearly a year before the Declaration of Independence and the first drafts of...