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On this day in Dragon Corps History (June 14, 1775), the Continental Congress raised 10 rifle companies to fight for the Continental Army [the Continental Army is the lineal ancestor of the U.S. Regular Army].
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On this day in Dragon Corps History (June 14, 1775), the Continental Congress raised 10 rifle companies to fight for the Continental Army [the Continental Army is the lineal ancestor of the U.S. Regular Army].
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John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress, directed that these companies be filled by “expert riflemen” from three specific states: Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. Thus far, these states had not provided troops to fight against British oppression
John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress, directed that these companies be filled by “expert riflemen” from three specific states: Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. Thus far, these states had not provided troops to fight against British oppression
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By June, 1775, only Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York were doing all the fighting.
Some of the fighters were just random volunteers looking to fight the Brits on their own. Some were just rowdy fellas looking for something to do.
By June, 1775, only Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York were doing all the fighting.
Some of the fighters were just random volunteers looking to fight the Brits on their own. Some were just rowdy fellas looking for something to do.
The U.S. Army was founded this day in 1775 - when the Continental Congress authorized enlistment of riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year. Happy 245th to the @USArmy #ArmyBirthday
This Day, 1922:
Warren Harding became the first president to be heard on the radio—and the first to install a radio in the White House. It signaled an evolutionary shift in how presidents communicated with Americans /1
Warren Harding became the first president to be heard on the radio—and the first to install a radio in the White House. It signaled an evolutionary shift in how presidents communicated with Americans /1
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Neither Harding nor his next two successors—Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover—were very effective on radio; it took Franklin Roosevelt to leverage its vast power. This @cspan talk by WWR's Paul Brandus at the FDR Presidential Library explains why: c-span.org/video/?410339-… …
Neither Harding nor his next two successors—Calvin Coolidge or Herbert Hoover—were very effective on radio; it took Franklin Roosevelt to leverage its vast power. This @cspan talk by WWR's Paul Brandus at the FDR Presidential Library explains why: c-span.org/video/?410339-… …
