Posts Tagged ‘declaration of independence’
History of the American Experiment: A Democracy or A Republic?
Reading Time: 8 minutesHISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT: A DEMOCRACY OR A REPUBLIC? Part of the series on America 250, the US Semiquincentennial ur quarter-millennium experiment with non-monarchical self-government, now 250 years old, remains singular in history. See my previous article on the American uniqueness compared to other nations throughout history. Congress had authorized George Washington to command…
Read MoreHistory of America: 250 Years
Reading Time: 6 minutesHISTORY OF AMERICA: 250 YEARS Part of the series on America 250, the US Semiquincentennial Podcast version he United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday this year… or at least the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It should be noted that the Declaration was essentially a “bill of divorcement” from Great…
Read MoreHistory of The Constitution of the United States: 238 Years Ago
Reading Time: 5 minutesHISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Part of the series on America 250, the US Semiquincentennial Podcast On September 17, 1787, the US Constitution was created. Though it would take until: June 21, 1788, to be ratified, and until March 4, 1789, to be effective. In a very real sense,…
Read MoreHistory of James Madison: Father of the Constitution
Reading Time: 7 minutesHISTORY OF JAMES MADISON Part of the series on America 250, the US Semiquincentennial James Madison has been correctly called “the Father of the Constitution,” and one might think that the Constitution became active on July 5, 1776, but this is not how it happened. The American Constitution didn’t go into effect until almost a…
Read MoreHistory of Independence Day
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF INDEPENDENCE DAY Independence Day, or the Fourth of July celebrates the adoption by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, of the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the severance of the allegiance of the American colonies to Great Britain. It is the greatest secular holiday of the United States, observed in all the states,…
Read MoreHistory of Independence Day
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF INDEPENDENCE DAY Independence Day, or the Fourth of July celebrates the adoption by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, of the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the severance of the allegiance of the American colonies to Great Britain. It is the greatest secular holiday of the United States, observed in all the states,…
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