December 12, 1745:  Founding Father John Jay is Born On this day in 1745 John Jay, a founding father of the United States, was born. As a statesman and diplomat, Jay was an essential and influential figure throughout the early years of American independence. He is most well remembered for co-writing the Federalist Papers and serving as the President of the Continental Congress (1778-1779) and first Chief Justice of the United States (1789-1795).  Get an in-depth look at the life of John Jay with The Supreme Court’s “Biographies of the Robes.” Photo: Library of Congress
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December 12, 1745:  Founding Father John Jay is Born

On this day in 1745 John Jay, a founding father of the United States, was born. As a statesman and diplomat, Jay was an essential and influential figure throughout the early years of American independence.

He is most well remembered for co-writing the Federalist Papers and serving as the President of the Continental Congress (1778-1779) and first Chief Justice of the United States (1789-1795).
 

Get an in-depth look at the life of John Jay with The Supreme Court’s “Biographies of the Robes.”

Photo: Library of Congress

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July 8, 1776:  Liberty Bell Tolls to Announce Declaration of Independence On this day in 1776, the 2,000-pound Liberty Bell rang out to summon the citizens of Philadelphia to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.  The Declaration had been adopted by Congress four days prior (on July 4th, which became known as Independence Day) but was not announced until it returned from the printer on July 8th. Find out what happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence! Photo:  Library of Congress
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July 8, 1776:  Liberty Bell Tolls to Announce Declaration of Independence

On this day in 1776, the 2,000-pound Liberty Bell rang out to summon the citizens of Philadelphia to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.  The Declaration had been adopted by Congress four days prior (on July 4th, which became known as Independence Day) but was not announced until it returned from the printer on July 8th.

Find out what happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence!


Photo:  Library of Congress

Source: to.pbs.org

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