Ladies and gentlemen, please recognize the color guards from each of the original 13 states as they are introduced in the order in which each state ratified the u. S. Constitution and entered the union. Delaware, first delaware regiment [ applause ] pennsylvania, first troop Philadelphia City calvary. [ applause ] new jersey, old barracks museum. [ applause ] georgia, sons of the revolution in the state of georgia. [ applause ] connecticut, the governors foot and horse guard. [ applause ] massachusetts, 54th massachusetts volunteer regiment. [ applause ] maryland, Maryland Society sons of the American Revolution. [ applause ] South Carolina, South Carolina national guard. [ applause ] New Hampshire, first New Hampshire regiment. Virginia, the virginia color guard. New york, ninth new york field artillery, veteran core of the artillery of the state of new york. [ applause ] North Carolina, the over mountain men. [ applause ] rhode island, united train of artillery. [ applause ] and pres
Holton he was more than 1000 eyewitness accounts to construct this history. Many of those are freely Available Online for you to read for yourselves. The original words of leading figures of the revolution may be found on founders online, it website hosted by the National Archives with the National Historical publications and records commission. Children in Elementary Schools across america learned of the decal the declaration of independence and the battles led by George Washington. Looking back nearly 250 years, the American Revolution and its outcome can appear inevitable. But engaging and defeating a military power such as Great Britain required the involvement of people from many walks of life. Liberty is sweet uncovers the roles played by women, native americans, enslaved africans, and African Americans, and religious dissenters. Holton also focuses on often overlooked factors such as whether, geography, and disease. Too often, we jump from july 4th 1776 to washingtons first pres
Thank you very much. So, you get to get out of school, come to the bookstore which has been on saturday night live and the president came to this bookstore, so this is a very special place, and special for me to be here too. Im very pleased. Im also especially pleased to talk to you about the great women because when i was a kid growing up, and well into my time as an adult, i have looked at all these stories from history and pictures and paintings and all that statues, and there were no women, and i started to think, maybe there were not women then. What duty . Do you think there were women at the time of the declaration of independence and constitution at this time . You do . Probably. You know, i did start to think about it and think, well, maybe, adam eve, there was women then. Although the favorite sticker is eve was framed. Of course, living here and growing up here, i did go to mount vernon all the time, and i knew there was somebody named Martha Washington, but that was it. Do
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A Corporate Area man was freed of larceny charges, after admitting that he stole from his workplace because he was hungry. It was shared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court that the defendant stole five pounds each of sugar, salt and peas.