Elias Boudinot
President of Continental Congress
(November 4, 1782 – November 2, 1783)
Signed The Peace Treaty To End The American Revolution
First Attorney Admitted To The U. S. Supreme Court Bar
Framer of the Bill of Rights, Director of the U.S. Mint
(November 4, 1782 – November 2, 1783)
Signed The Peace Treaty To End The American Revolution
First Attorney Admitted To The U. S. Supreme Court Bar
Framer of the Bill of Rights, Director of the U.S. Mint
On ‘God Presiding Over Congress’
America’s Christian Heritage
Biography
Elias Boudinot (May 2, 1740 – October 24, 1821) was a lawyer and statesman from Elizabeth, New Jersey who was a delegate to the Continental Congress (more accurately referred to as the Congress of the Confederation) and served as President of Congress from 1782 to 1783. He was elected as a U.S. Congressman for New Jersey following the American Revolutionary War. He was appointed by President George Washington as Director of the United States Mint, serving from 1795 until 1805. » Full Bio
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Islamic Terrorism - November 30, 1971
Islamic Terrorism - November 30, 1971
Achille Lauro Sinks Near Somalia
Hijacked by Palestinian terrorists who shot and killed
American wheelchair-bound passenger Leon Klinghoffer
before throwing him and his wheelchair overboard
American wheelchair-bound passenger Leon Klinghoffer
before throwing him and his wheelchair overboard
In 1971, the ship, re-named Achille Lauro, rammed an Italian fishing boat in the Mediterranean Sea, killing one person. Ten years later, a fire on board the ship killed two people. The most infamous incident in the history of the Achille Lauro, though, occurred in 1985, when it was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists who shot and killed an American passenger, Leon Klinghoffer. » Full Article
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