REAL United States History

From The WallBuilders:   Honoring America's Veterans On Veterans Day, November 11th, we honor American patriots who have served our nation in the military. Did you know that several of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were veterans? See what you know about some of these earliest American heroes! Which signer of the Declaration, formerly an officer in the New Jersey militia, was forced to move his family several times while serving as president of Delaware? Name the Declaration signer that led troops as a Brigadier General in the Battle of Saratoga. Which physician signer of the Declaration served in New Hampshire’s militia? Name the signer of the Declaration that was captured in the siege of Savannah while serving in Georgia’s militia. Which Declaration signer served as Major General in Delaware’s militia as well as president of that state? Name the three signers of the Declaration who were captured during the Si...

Here is a nice bit of American and U.S. history that few people know about outside of actual historians. From The WallBuilders, an organization solely devoted to uncovering and proclaiming the REAL history of the United States, comes this terrific article:   Who is He? The Founding Father in question was born on July 17, 1744 and is a Signer of the Declaration that most people don't know much about. Now is a good time to learn more! He graduated from Harvard in 1762 at the age of 17, having received a thorough religious education. As tensions grew with Great Britain, this Founder became a member of the Committees of Correspondence and served in the colonial legislature of Massachusetts. He became a member of the Continental Congress, where he signed the Declaration of Independence. In 1787, he helped frame the US Constitution at the Constitutional Convention but did not sign the document, instead urging the states to add a Bil...

More forgotten U.S. History from The WallBuilders:   National Bible Week At the beginning of World War II, a group of leaders in New York City searched for a way to inspire hope during that time of world conflict They agreed that the Bible was the greatest source of hope for any people and any nation. In 1941, leaders of the Laymen's Bible Association were invited to the White House to announce the first National Bible Week to raise awareness about the Bible and encourage people to read it. (In 1944, Franklin Roosevelt went further, asking the nation to read the Bible not just for one week but for several weeks, specifically from Thanksgiving to Christmas.) Over the decades, this celebration has continued, being commemorated during Thanksgiving week. So, this week is National Bible Week ! Some of America's early leaders took an active role in promoting the Bible and encouraging its reading. For example, Charles Thoms...