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04/19/2026

Flag respect!

01/26/2026

Two hundred fifty years ago January 25, 2026, Colonel Henry Knox and his unit completed a seventy-day operation. During that time, they moved tons of artillery and ammunition from For Ticonderoga to Boston. They did this during a nasty winter, using whatever means we're available to them at the time, and they did it without arousing suspicion and being waylaid. Their great success resulted in the end of the British siege of Boston, and General William Howe withdrew -- eventually as far as Nova Scotia. After such an amazing feat of logistics, General Howe became the chief artillery officer in the colonial army.
That's the way it was.

01/22/2026

Two hundred fifty years ago today, on January 21, 1776, General Washington sent out orders to buy up as many weapons as they could -- because the soldiers were going to need them. He advised that the people buying them needed to be good judges of whether or not the weapons were in serviceable condition. This was a matter of determination. The war effort needed supplies, and there was no way Washington's rag-tag army were going to be undersupplied any longer.
And that's the way it was.

01/18/2026

Two hundred fifty years ago today, on January 17, 1776, the General Court of the colony of New Hampshire informed General George Washington via letter that they were so short of supplies that they would be unable to send any fi****ms to assist him in the war effort.

"The General Court now setting immediately took the Contents under Consideration, and find that all the publick Arms of the Colony have been deliver’d out to the Soldiers in the Continental Army, & at our Garrisons in Portsmo."

They further reported that many of their own people who were able to use guns remained unarmed, and that they lacked the raw materials to manufacture any. Therefore, they concluded that, "it is not in our power at present to supply any Arms for the purpose you mention."

As winter pressed on, the supply situation was critical, but neither the colonial government, nor the army, nor the people considered the possibility of terminating their quest for independence and liberty. They were to regroup and press on with whatever supplies they had available.

And that's the way it was.

01/17/2026

Two hundred fifty years ago today, the Continental Congress realized that a recent announcement by the British that they would accept black soldiers could result in free Africans joining the war on the side of King George III. This was unacceptable, and they responded positively on this day to General Washington's request to train black soldiers to fight for American freedom. Sinc black men had fought to liberate Boston in 1775, it made sense to approve of the general' request, resulting two days later in an integrated fighting force. Patriot soldiers wound up coming from every country that had a presence in the New World.
That's the way it was.

01/14/2026

Fyi! Congress on the roll. Stay tuned!

Two hundred fifty years ago today, the Continental Congress took steps to combat the counterfeiting of American bills of...
01/14/2026

Two hundred fifty years ago today, the Continental Congress took steps to combat the counterfeiting of American bills of credit, and to fight the rumors that people who accepted them as payment would not receive the silver coins promised to them – instead being arrested and sent to jail.
This continental currency was the first paper money that the colonies created. Rather than being legal tender, they substituted for payment in coin. Since the united colonies were not minting their own coins and could not yet afford to do so, this usually took the form of a promise that the bearer could exchange the bill for Spanish currency. British loyalists quickly began printing counterfeits to deflate the currency and circulated rumors that the money was no good. For the next two years, that measure was quite successful.
Therefore, on January 11, 1776, the Continental Congress declared:
“Whereas it appears that several evil disposed persons, in order to obstruct and defeat the efforts of the United Colonies in the defense of their just rights, have attempted to depreciate the bills of credit emitted by the authority of this Congress,
Resolved, therefore, That if any person shall hereafter be so lost to all virtue and regard for his country, as to ‘refuse to receive said bills in payment,’ or obstruct or discourage the currency or circulation thereof, and shall be duly convicted by the committee of the city, county, or district, or in case of appeal from their decision, by the assembly, convention, council or committee of safety of the colony where he shall reside, such person shall be deemed, published, and treated as an enemy of his country, and precluded from all trade or in*******se with the inhabitants of these colonies.”
This measure deterred the efforts of British loyalists only slightly, but as the war progressed, citizens gradually gained confidence in the use of local money. Strengthening their economy was an important step in winning the war. And that’s the way it was.

01/06/2026

Two hundred fifty years ago today, the Congress of the colony of New Hampshire took the first brave steps toward establishing a free and independent government. They ratified their own state constitution, saying in part, "WE, the members of the Congress of New Hampshire, chosen and appointed by the free suffrages of the people of said colony, and authorized and empowered by them to meet together, and use such means and pursue such measures as we should judge best for the public good; and in particular to establish some form of government...."
It would not be long before all thirteen British colonies banded together to take direct action to declare their independence. The Continental Congress was well aware that the colonial armies were cold and starving, but they supported what New Hampshire did. They believed in the cause of liberty and remained convinced that they could wrestle themselves away from the British Empire.

That's the way it was.

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas!

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