The Rothschild’s “Waterloo” of British Finance
The Napoleonic era was marked by political upheaval, military campaigns, and economic turbulence. In the midst of this era, the Rothschild family emerged as a …
1800s
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: “None are more Hopelessly Enslaved than Those who Falsely Believe They are Free.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 Aug 1749 – 22 Mar 1832), a German writer and statesman wrote Elective Affinities. The title is taken from a scientific …
Thomas Jefferson: “For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well organized and armed militia is their best security.”
Quote from the Eighth Annual Message to Congress, delivered by Thomas Jefferson on November 8, 1808: “For a people who are free, and who mean …
The Importation of Slaves into the United States was Prohibited
WE Americans live in a society awash in historical celebrations. The last few years have witnessed commemorations of the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase (2003) …
Aaron Burr Indicted by a Grand Jury on Charges of Treason against the United States of America.
“I consider Burr as a man to be shunned … an unprincipled adventurer.” –James Monroe to James Madison, August 5, 1795 Given that nearly every …
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton duals Vice President Aaron Burr
Hamilton intentionally fired into the air, but his political rival, Vice President Aaron Burr, took deadly aim and fatally shot him in a duel July …
Thomas Jefferson sends his ‘Wall of Separation’ Danbury Letter: Did He Intend to Separate Church and State?
Thomas Jefferson sent his ‘wall of separation’ letter to the Danbury Baptist Association to assure them that although the state offered them religious freedoms only …
William Paley Published ‘Natural Theology’: “the Kind of Carefully Designed Structures we See in the Living World Point Clearly to a Designer.”
William Paley (1743-1805), in his 1802 classic, Natural Theology, summarized the viewpoint of the scientists. He argued that the kind of carefully designed structures we …
John Adams moves into the Newly Constructed White House
On November 1, 1800, President John Adams, in the last year of his only term as president, moved into the newly constructed President’s House, the original …