REMEMBERING NON-REVISED HISTORY: JUNE 23, 2013

Samuel Adams

A Founding Father of the United States
American Statesman, A Leader of the American Revolution

On Enslavement

Samuel Adams (September 27 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States. He was a second cousin to President John Adams. » Full Bio

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This Day In History 237 Years Ago

American Revolution

June 23, 1776

Commodore Parker Prepares For
A Naval Strike On Charleston, South Carolina

On this day in 1776, off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, British Commodore Sir Peter Parker notifies General Henry Clinton that he will land on the South Carolina mainland the next day on the flood tide, if the wind blows from the south. » Full Article

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