Joseph Reed | Profiles of 1776
Week of May 4
Joseph Reed was a charming and proficient London-trained attorney residing in Philadelphia when George Washington accepted command of the American Army in 1775. With the Continental…
Nathanael Greene | Profiles of 1776
Week of April 27
The American Revolution was a “young man’s cause,” as historian David McCullough observed, noting that the average patriot was under the age of forty-five—with the commander-in-chief of the…
John Winthrop’s Model of Christian Charity: A Vision for America, April 25, 1630
Week of April 20
The spring of 1630 found England restless under a king seemingly bent on stamping out the pure, gospel-based worship so many devout souls…
The Other Side of the Night: RMS Carpathia, April 14-15, 1912
Week of April 13
The tragedy and heroism that marked the sinking of the RMS Titanic amidst the vast ice fields of the North Atlantic has rightly kept our…
Death of Britain’s Wartime Queen, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, March 30, 2002
Week of March 30
When young debutante Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon declined Prince Albert’s first proposal to her in 1921, it was not for lack of affection for him…
The Continental Congress Resolves Upon a National Day of Prayer, March 16, 1776
Week of March 16
Amidst grave alarm over the protracted siege of Boston, threats to the safety of New York, and the crushing response from King George in…
Letters of ’76: Mercy Otis Warren to John Adams, March 10, 1776
Week of March 9
Mercy Otis Warren came from distinguished Massachusetts stock that could trace their lineage as far back as the Mayflower. While not “formally”…
Tragedy Aboard the USS Princeton: President Tyler’s Cabinet Decimated, 1844
Week of February 23
The single deadliest tragedy to claim multiple top government officials happened on February 28, 1844, during a Potomac River pleasure cruise…
Corporal Thomas William Bennett, Awarded the Medal of Honor, 1969
Week of February 9
Few conflicts in the course of American history have stirred such profound division and soul-searching as the Vietnam War. This era was marked by new…
The Aftermath of Knox’s Noble Train
Week of January 26
Following Henry Knox’s prodigious feat in January 1776 of moving 60 plus abandoned cannon for the patriot cause over 400 miles of treacherousterrain for the relief of Boston, several notable…