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Edward Rutledge, born in Charleston, South Carolina, was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence. The son of Dr. John Rutledge, an Irish immigrant and physician, and Sarah Hext, a wealthy South Carolinian, Rutledge grew up in an aristocratic family. Rutledge studied law in England and was admitted to the English Bar in 1772 […]
At the start of 1992 nobody imagined Bill Clinton, an obscure Southern Governor, would become President of the United States. But by the end of the year, it seemed inevitable. How did this most skillful of politicians pull it off? Historian and political commentator Bill Whittle describes Clinton’s improbable triumph. 📲 Watch our content ad-free […]
A Physician, an abolitionist, and an early adopter of the cause for independence, Dr. Benjamin Rush was one of the most influential founding fathers. Born on January 4, 1746, in Byberry Pennsylvania, Rush was raised in a pious Presbyterian family and was educated at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) where he graduated in […]
Betsy Ross is credited with stitching the first United States flag—a symbol of freedom that has since become the marker of American identity, patriotism, and pride. Born Elizabeth Griscom on January 1, 1752, in Gloucester City, New Jersey, Betsy Ross was the eighth of seventeen children (though only nine survived into adulthood) and was raised […]
