Today in History: Roger Sherman Born

Today in History: Roger Sherman Born

by | Apr 19, 2022 | History, Roger Sherman

Today in 1721, Roger Sherman was born. A pivotal figure of the American founding period, he was only one of only two people to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of the Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From humble beginnings as a...
Free and Independent States

Free and Independent States

by | Jul 4, 2021 | Declaration of Independence, History

Today in 1776 the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. This transpired two days after the passage of the Richard Henry Lee resolution, which made all political ties with Great Britain โ€œtotally dissolved.โ€ The document was a...

The Most Important (and Missed) Part of the Declaration of Independence

by | Jul 3, 2021 | Audio/Video, Declaration of Independence, Founding Principles, Maharrey Minute

We tend to focus on the philosophical stuff at the beginning of the Declaration of Independence.. But the most important part comes as the very end – the declaration itself. Free and Independent States: The colonies seceded from Great Britain as 13 individual,...