Dr. Benjamin Rush
A Founding Father of the United States
Signer of The Declaration of Independence
Ratifier of The U.S. Constitution, Treasurer of The U.S. Mint
Father of Public Schools Under The Constitution
Surgeon General of The Continental Army
Father of American Medicine
Signer of The Declaration of Independence
Ratifier of The U.S. Constitution, Treasurer of The U.S. Mint
Father of Public Schools Under The Constitution
Surgeon General of The Continental Army
Father of American Medicine
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America’s Christian Heritage
Biography
Benjamin Rush (December 24, 1745 – April 19, 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Rush signed the Declaration of Independence and attended the Continental Congress. » Full Bio
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Vietnam War - November 13, 1982
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedicated
Near the end of a weeklong national salute to Americans who served in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington after a march to its site by thousands of veterans of the conflict. The long-awaited memorial was a simple V-shaped black-granite wall inscribed with the names of the 57,939 Americans who died in the conflict, arranged in order of death, not rank, as was common in other memorials. » Full Article
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