Goodbye King George II
King George II died 25 Oct 1760 , aged 76.. When did Virginia House of Burgesses or the Executive Counci l know? As of Thursday 11 Dec...
William Pitt - The Elder but also a "Disrupter"
Does this look familiar? Excerpt In the mid-1700s, the British Empire was at an inflection point. The nation had just fought two wars...
Pursuit of Happiness? Or Happiness itself?
Arthur M Schlesinger claims it is Happiness itself, not the pursuing of it. That is the meaning Jefferson intended in the Declaration...
Adams and Jefferson no letters for 11 years
Between 24 March 1801 and 1 January 1812 , there is no correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Did Jefferson call Adams...
