August 21:- John Adams and the Law ”I compleated a contract with Mr. Putnam, to study Law…” (Diary)When John Adams graduated in July of 1755, he had an Artium Baccalaureus (Bachelor of Arts), and not much else. Not even a diploma – Harvard would not start handing those out until 1813.Adams’ father wanted him to enter […]
Keep on reading...August 14 – John Adams Vs. the Stamp Act ”1765 was the Epocha of the Stamp Act.” (Diary)Have you ever gone to a bad dinner – and then gotten stuck paying the bill?Such was the Stamp Act: America is presented with a bill for a war that they didn’t ask for, and one that was […]
Keep on reading...August 7 – TR takes on the establishmentAugust 7 – TR takes on the establishment What do you do when your choices are bad – or worse?In the election of 1912, Theodore Roosevelt had a number of difficult choices to make. His friend and Presidential successor William Howard Taft had been disappointing the more Progressive […]
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