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28 Nov 2017, 2:15 am by NCC Staff
Four other Presidents, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Andrew Johnson and Jimmy Carter, made no nominations to the Supreme Court. [read post]
11 Nov 2017, 2:05 am by NCC Staff
William Henry Harrison, mostly known as a war hero. [read post]
1 Nov 2017, 3:00 am by Scott Bomboy
The Sons of Liberty would eventually include Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Edes, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, James Otis, Benjamin Rush, and Oliver Wolcott. [read post]
26 Oct 2017, 2:30 am by NCC Staff
The attendees didn’t include Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, but in addition to John Adams the delegates included his cousin Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Roger Sherman, John Jay, John Dickinson, Richard Henry Lee, and George Washington. [read post]
20 Oct 2017, 3:18 am by Scott Bomboy
Back in 1798, Representative Matthew Lyon of Vermont was convicted under the Sedition Act of insulting President John Adams and he was sent off to jail for a four-month term. [read post]
19 Oct 2017, 2:12 am by NCC Staff
Among his pallbearers was his good friend and neighbor, John Adams. [read post]
6 Oct 2017, 2:48 am by Scott Bomboy
After quoting Jefferson, Madison, Brandeis and Judge Learned Hand, Brennan cites a 1942 opinion from federal judge Henry White Edgerton in a libel case filed by a Congressman. [read post]
27 Sep 2017, 9:36 am by Ugonna Eze
It then grew to include Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, and Richard Henry Lee, heroes of the Revolutionary War who objected to the Constitution’s consolidation of power. [read post]
27 Sep 2017, 5:01 am by James Edward Maule
But, no, that hasn’t happened.Recently, in a Philadelphia Inquirer viewpoint, Adam N. [read post]
24 Sep 2017, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Rating: 5/5 Published by Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2014 John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832 [read post]
5 Sep 2017, 3:00 am by NCC Staff
The attendees didn’t include Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, but in addition to Adams the delegates included his cousin Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Roger Sherman, John Jay, John Dickinson, Richard Henry Lee, and George Washington. [read post]
14 Aug 2017, 6:22 am by NCC Staff
News of the protests, the actions of the Stamp Congress, and the publication of Patrick Henry’s Virginia Resolves fueled anger across the colonies, and many colonies saw their own versions of the Sons of Liberty created. [read post]
2 Aug 2017, 3:15 am by Scott Bomboy
It had been proposed in draft form by the Committee of Five (John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson) and it took two days for the Congress to agree on the edits. [read post]
31 Jul 2017, 10:00 am by Will Selinger
Meanwhile, scholars such as Erza Manela, Adam Tooze, and Adom Getachew have increasing questioned whether Wilson’s great international project, the League of Nations, was not itself bound up with his views on racial hierarchy. [read post]
11 Jul 2017, 2:24 am by Nicandro Iannacci
Supporters of the war hero Andrew Jackson railed against a suspected “corrupt bargain” between Adams and Henry Clay, another opponent, the latter of whom interceded with Kentucky’s congressional delegation of Adams’ behalf. 6. [read post]
2 Jul 2017, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
” General Helmuth von Moltke Adam Hochschild also addresses the war’s causes in his book, To End All Wars. [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 4:29 am by Edith Roberts
” Additional coverage of the Ecuador decision comes from Devin Henry at The Hill. [read post]
15 Jun 2017, 3:00 am by Scott Bomboy
Andrew Jackson was the hero of the War of 1812, while Henry Clay of Kentucky was the powerful speaker of the House of Representatives. [read post]