Francis Salvador was a man who is in the history books for two notable things: the day he was elected to public office, and the day he died in the Revoluationary War. That doesnt ordinarily make a pe

James Sewall Morsell was a lawyer and then a judge in Maryland and Washington DC for the better part of his career. Perhaps most notable about his long tenure is that he handled freedom petitions for

Daniel Leonard was the son of a prominent family in the ironworks industry. He lived in Taunton, Massachusetts until shortly after he accepted a position working for the Royal Governor of the state, a

Its Cake and Candles today for Brigadier General John Harrison, born this day in 1775 in Pennsylvania. Harrison became a local official in his home county until the War of 1812, when he enlisted and

By all accounts, Ben Franklin was a charming guy. And while he has a reputation today for being the sort of ladies man who left behind lots of children with single moms, that wasnt really the case (

The impression that most people have of John Adams, it seems, comes from one of two places. Its either William Daniels portrayal of him in the play and film 1776 (and were big fans of that particul

Daniel Dobbins was born this day in 1775. Were pretty sure thats the date; listen in and find out why. Dobbins spent most of his time on the waters of Lake Erie. Heand most of the people in the Low

Samuel Seabury was a prominent figure in the Protestant Episcopal Church on this side of the pond. From a political standpoint, he was a Loyalist and spent some time writing pieces urging his follower

Thomas Flournoy was born this day in 1775, and while he therefore didnt have a lot to do with the Revolutionary War, he did have an impact on the Florida Patriot War and on the War of 1812. Now, wer

The Philadelphia Packet was a weekly newspaper that had only been around for about four years by the start of 1775, so tensions between the Colonies and the Crown were already in place from the first