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Philip John SCHUYLER, Congress, NY (1733-1804)
Senate Years of Service: 1789-1791; 1797-1798 Party: Pro-Administration; Federalist SCHUYLER Philip John , a Delegate and a Senator from New York; born in Albany, N.Y., November 20, 1733; attended…Jonathan DAYTON, Congress, NJ (1760-1824)
Senate Years of Service: 1799-1805 Party: Federalist DAYTON Jonathan , a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from New Jersey; born in Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J., October 16, 1760;…A History of Women in the U.S. Military
From Continental Army Soldier Deborah Samson to the first female Army Rangers, Capt. Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver, American women have been serving in the U.S. Military for hundreds…History of the American Flag
According to popular legend, the first American flag was made by Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress who was acquainted with George Washington, leader of the Continental Army, and other…George WASHINGTON, Congress, VA (1732-1799)
WASHINGTON, George, (granduncle of George Corbin Washington), a Delegate from Virginia and first President of the United States; born at “Wakefield,“ near Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Va…John Peter Gabriel MUHLENBERG, Congress, PA (1746-1807)
Senate Years of Service: 1801-1801 Party: Democratic Republican MUHLENBERG John Peter Gabriel , a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Trappe, Pa., October 1, 1746; pursued…MONROE, James, Congress, VA (1758-1831)
Senate Years of Service: 1790-1794 Party: Anti-Administration MONROE James , a Delegate and a Senator from Virginia and 5th President of the United States; born in Westmoreland County, Va., April…Aaron BURR, Congress, NY (1756-1836)
Senate Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1795-1797 Party: Anti-Administration; Republican BURR Aaron , a Senator from New York and a Vice President of the United States; born in Newark, N.J., February 6…George Washington Biography
George WashingtonBorn: 2/22/1732Birthplace: Westmoreland County, Va. George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732 (Feb. 11, 1731/2, old style) in Westmoreland County, Va. While in his teens,…Chauncey Judd: Prison Life
Newgate Afterward Prison Life Let us draw a picture of daily prison life in the Newgate of Connecticut One hundred years ago. At daybreak, summer and winter, the heavy iron trap-door…