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Jan 20

Introducing the signer series. A series where I’ll be posting a signer on their birthday. Today, we are catching up on the January ones! A 🧵

Benjamin Rush: Revolutionary Physician & Educator, born January 4, 1746

Dr. Benjamin Rush wasn’t just a signer; he was one of the only physicians on the Committee who signed the Declaration. A gifted doctor, he studied in Europe and brought cutting-edge medical knowledge back to Philadelphia. Rush served as Surgeon General of the Continental Army and later became a leading voice in medical education, public health, and humane psychiatric care. He was also Treasurer of the U.S. Mint.

Legacy: His contributions helped shape American medicine and civic life alongside his commitment to independence.

Philip Livingston: Merchant & Statesman, born January 15, 1716

Philip Livingston came from a powerful New York merchant family and used his influence and wealth to support colonial rights. Educated at Yale and immersed in business, he served in the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration despite New York’s initial hesitation.

Beyond the signature, Livingston helped shape early New York politics and supported institutions such as the New York Chamber of Commerce and New York Hospital.

Benjamin Franklin: Printer & Diplomat, born January 17, 1706

Arguably the most famous American of his era, Franklin was a printer, inventor, writer, and statesman. Born in Boston, he built a life in Philadelphia, where his wisdom and leadership made him a pivotal figure in the Revolution. At 70, he was the oldest delegate at the Second Continental Congress and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration.

Global impact: Franklin later secured crucial French support for the Revolution and helped shape both the Constitution and early American diplomacy.

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Dec 4, 2021

80 years-Pearl Harbor
Dec 4 1941

Manila, Luzon Island

General Douglas MacArthur, commander of all American forces in the Philippines, orders his Air Corp commander Berenton to send reconnaissance air patrols to locate Japanese forces that may sail toward the Philippines

Berenson, not wanting to risk his long-range bombers, sends fighter aircraft with a much shorter range.

Naval PBY Catalina flying boats confirm a large formation of troop transports in Cam Rahn Bay.

Washington DC:

Japanese ambassadors Kurusu and Nomura continue to meet with Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
Roosevelt is contemplating how to proceed in the stalled negotiations.

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Dec 3, 2021

80 years-Pearl Harbor
Dec 3, 1941

Oahu, Hawaii:

British intelligence sources in Manila share their findings and conclusions with their American colleagues. It is confirmed that at least 30 Japanese ships are forming south out of Cam Rahn Bay.

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The British cable also confirms that since November 10,100,000 Imperial Japanese Army troops have been deployed in Indochina north of the Kra Peninsula.

The cable concludes that Japan will not attack the Soviet Union in the immediate future but will act southward and commence hostilities soon against Britain and the US.

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Dec 2, 2021

80 years-Pearl Harbor
Dec 2, 1941

1600 nautical miles NW of Oahu:

What impressed Yamamoto about Chuichi Nagumo was his understanding of the importance of linking airpower with sea power.

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Since April, in command of the 1st Mobile Air Fleet, perhaps more by seniority than any grasp of carrier tactics, Nagumo was looked upon as a father figure by his men.

All his years of commanding and training ships will need to serve him well now as he received the coded broadcast from Yamamoto on the Nagato: "Climb Mount Niitaka."

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Nov 29, 2021

80 years—Pearl Harbor
Nov 29, 1941

Oahu, Hawaiian Island National Territories:

The cramped ship space of Pearl was not the only Naval knot in the stomachs of Hawaii's U.S. command.

The harbor was surrounded by heights from which anyone on a public road could view.

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And it was a lovely sight of the expanse of Oahu-- to the east, Diamond Head mountain overlooking Waikiki Beach and Honolulu, and to the west wall of the lochs of Pearl, whose mouth opened to the sea on the south edge of Oahu.

Since March, Takeo Yoshikawa has enjoyed the view

Under the cloak of having diplomatic papers as a vice-consulate and with an alias name, Yoshikawa is an IJN intelligence officer monitoring the coming and goings of U.S. aircraft and ships at Pearl and all Oahu.

Twice weekly, he sends reports through diplomatic codes to Tokyo.

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Nov 28, 2021

80 years- Pearl Harbor
28 Nov, 1941

Oahu, Hawaiian Islands:

The USS Enterprise slips out of Pearl Harbor with its escort ships, forming Task Force 8.

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TF 8 was ordered by Kimmel to deliver a dozen fighters from Marine fighter squadron VMF 211 to reinforce the squadron's fighters already operating on Wake Island.

The carrier USS Lexington is to deliver additional Marine Corps fighter planes to Midway and leave Pearl on Dec 5, the day before the Enterprise returns on Dec 6. This rotation by Kimmel keeps at least one carrier in Hawaiian waters at all times.

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