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The roots for the State of Franklin can be traced clean back to the early 1770's with the creation of the "Watauga Association" which has been cited as the first attempt by American born citizens to form their own government on the continent. While the Watauga Association was created to perform...

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A thing that I would like to discuss In Braveheart, at battle of Franklin, Irish who were charging at the scottish, betray Edward and side with the scottish. I did watch a tape claim that Irish fought the scottish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCqzvrUMK2c At wikipedia, Nothing have mention...

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Who was a better president: Theodore or Franklin D. Roosevelt?

The primary battle fought by future U.S. Army general in chief John Schofield, the Battle of Franklin represents for sheer futility and drama one of the grandest debacles of a war of debacles, namely the Confederate War in the West. Waged in a straightforward sense by a general who was clearly...

Here are some interesting tidbits about the Founding Father/inventor: 5 Facts You Didn't Know About Benjamin Franklin

If Ben Franklin had lived through the 1790's would he had sided with the Federalists or the Republicans? How would he had viewed the French Revolution (ie. would he agreed with Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine or Edmund Burke?)

After a collapse of the DOW in half and a huge surge in unemployment the Harding presidency allowed for prices to fall so consumers could afford to buy more. By slashing taxes and government spending businesses would shift toward serving the demands of consumers instead of serving what...

I'm currently writing a book on Benjamin Franklin, and I've come across several quotes which I think demonstrate that he was a Christian. For example, he once wrote: "I am conscious I believe in Christ, and exert my best Endeavours to understand his Will aright, and strictly to follow it."...

Sir John Franklin: Fabled Arctic ship found BBC News - Sir John Franklin: Fabled Arctic ship found This is huge news. I've read a couple of recent books on the subject, it is both a compelling mystery and a great tale from the glory days of exploration.

Yet one more random question from moi. I figured this section needed a break from the Civil War threads, so I decided to make this thread. This had been on my mind for years, since I was a small child. What, exactly, possessed Ben Franklin to want a turkey to be America's national bird? I...

The Battle of Franklin raged for five hours on November 30th, 1864. Compared to many of the battles of the Civil War's Eastern Theater, the armies were relatively small - 26,000 Federals under Schofield, clashing with the 40,000 Rebels who composed Hood's Army of Tennessee. As was usually the...

I've always been fascinated by Benjamin Franklin; he seemed to have one of the most restless and brilliant minds of his era. Funnily enough, he doesn't seem to be mentioned on Historum very much. What are your feelings on this great figure of American history - who also ranks amongst the...

Why franklin delano roosevelt had so many presidential mandates? I ask becauseThe USA presidents of today have 2 presidential mandates.:weird:

Veterans of the USS Franklin, CV-13, have gathered for what is likely their last reunion. 'We saved the ship': WWII vets gather, likely for last time - U.S. News

There were few battles in the American Civil War that made Confederate soldiers look more gallant, or a Confederate general look more disgraceful, then Franklin. Nineteen miles to the south of Nashville, Tennessee, John Bell Hood and his Army of Tennessee attacked entrenched Federals under the...

I was letting an old documentary on the revolution run in the background this morning and a bit about Franklin ran past. I have heard and read this tidbit before. About how Franklin's bad experience in 1774 getting scolded in front of Parliament motivated him to become a Patriot. Anybody read...

I know that Ben Franklin decomposed and rewrote "The Spectator" articles to improve his writing. My question is - where can i find them? I think i found something but i dont know if its the same thing: The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele - Free Ebook If...