1774
The First Continental Congress convenes on September 5, 1774.
It was a convention of delegates from twelve British North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. It was called in response to the passage of the Coercive Acts (also known as Intolerable Acts by the Colonial Americans) by the British Parliament. The Intolerable Acts had punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
17 July: Events of the Days
1744
Elbridge Thomas Gerry (one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the 5th Vice President of the United States) is born on July 17, 1744. (He will die on November 23, 1814).
Elbridge Thomas Gerry (one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the 5th Vice President of the United States) is born on July 17, 1744. (He will die on November 23, 1814).
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Revolutionary War veteran buried near Mt. Pleasant gets new grave marker From : Revolutionary War veteran buried near Mt. Pleasant gets new grave marker Read more: http://triblive.com/news/westmoreland/4007499-74/jamison-gaffin-grave#ixzz2TwERuLYm Follow us: @triblive on Twitter | triblive on Facebook
From Trib Live News; Revolutionary War veteran buried near Mt. Pleasant gets new grave marker
When Robert Jamison and his wife, Elizabeth,
left Ireland to come to America in the 1700s, they looked for a place to
settle as they raised their family in the promising new world.
When war broke out, Jamison quickly picked up his musket and joined the local militia to fight in the American Revolution.
On Saturday, ancestors of Jamison, local
veterans and members of the Daughters of the American Revolution and
Sons of the American Revolution took part in the dedication of a grave
marker for the soldier, who has been buried in the Middle Presbyterian
Church cemetery just north of Mt. Pleasant.
“We didn't have a lot of information on his
grave, but we knew it was in Westmoreland County,” ancestor Carl Gaffin
said of his great-great-great-great-grandfather. “My aunt Betty Dumm had
kept records, and we were able to get more information from there.”
With the help of local DAR and SAR groups,
the Gaffin family located the grave site of Jamison, who fought with the
1st Battalion, 1st Company of the Westmoreland County Militia, which
was part of the Westmoreland Volunteers.
“In the honoring of Pvt. Robert Jamison, we
also pay tribute to all men and women who have served our country with
integrity and devotion,” Middle Presbyterian Church Elder David Lemmon
said at the dedication. “We dedicate ourselves anew in a faithful
stewardship of the blessings we enjoy today.”
The ceremony included a presentation of the
colors by the Joint Revolutionary Color Guard of the Pittsburgh, Beaver
and Greensburg chapters.
“I thought this was really nice,” Jamison's
great-great-great-great-grandson Lance Gaffin said of the ceremony. “I
really didn't know what to expect, and this was much more than I would
have ever thought. It was really nice.”
“How many of us would have the courage and
the fortitude to endure the hardships that our ancestors did?” asked
Kathleen Roebuck, Braddock Trail Chapter of the DAR incoming regent. “We
are proud to be here for him and our other ancestors.”
Gaffin gave the crowd a brief history of his
ancestor, a frontier ranger who took up arms against both the Indians
and the British.
“We are here to honor the sacrifice he made for his country,” Gaffin said.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
11 May: Events of the Days
1814
Robet Treat Paine dies on May 11, 1814.
Paine (March 11, 1731 – May 11, 1814) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician, best known as a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts. He served as the state's first attorney general, and served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state's highest court.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Take your blood pressure medication!
Spent most of yesterday in the hospital, where my mother was admitted. Her doctor had changed her blood pressure medication a couple of weeks ago, it wasn't doing the job. Unfortunately her doctor was out of town and a home therapist said we should take her to the Emergency Room.
Bad idea, as far as I'm concerned. Put her back on her old medication which was working, just causing her to cough.
Instead we brought her to the emergency room, and since she's old and deaf, this got her more stressed out and scared than ever, because they were all gathered around her shouting questions and wanting to run tests and I'm sure she thought she was dying or something, which sent her blood pressure even higher.
She spent the night there, and is still in today for more tests, which I don't think she needs but I guess since they've got her in there they want to get their money's worth out of our insurance... she's in a private room which must be costing a fortune....
The reason for my headline... she was about 40 when she was first diagnosed with high blood pressure...took pills for a couple of days but didn't like how they made her feel....so she stopped taking them and tried to do the "natural remedy" thing.
Result, 20 years later she had congestive heart failure, and now instead of taking 1 pill a day she has to take 4. And has to go into the hospital periodically on occasions like these.
Moral of the story - go get your blood pressure checked, and if you have high blood pressure make sure you take your meds, otherwise believe me you'll wish you had, when it is too late...
Bad idea, as far as I'm concerned. Put her back on her old medication which was working, just causing her to cough.
Instead we brought her to the emergency room, and since she's old and deaf, this got her more stressed out and scared than ever, because they were all gathered around her shouting questions and wanting to run tests and I'm sure she thought she was dying or something, which sent her blood pressure even higher.
She spent the night there, and is still in today for more tests, which I don't think she needs but I guess since they've got her in there they want to get their money's worth out of our insurance... she's in a private room which must be costing a fortune....
The reason for my headline... she was about 40 when she was first diagnosed with high blood pressure...took pills for a couple of days but didn't like how they made her feel....so she stopped taking them and tried to do the "natural remedy" thing.
Result, 20 years later she had congestive heart failure, and now instead of taking 1 pill a day she has to take 4. And has to go into the hospital periodically on occasions like these.
Moral of the story - go get your blood pressure checked, and if you have high blood pressure make sure you take your meds, otherwise believe me you'll wish you had, when it is too late...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Ben Affleck tackles the American Revolution
From the Malay Mail: Ben Affleck tackles the American Revolution
AUTHOR Nathaniel Philbrick has announced on Twitter (@natphilbrick) that Ben Affleck will be at the helm of the adaptation of his upcoming historical novel "Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution" set for publication on April 30.
The novel is based on historical events that took place in Boston in 1775 during the first years of the American Revolution, the war of independence against Great Britain.
The story will mainly focus on Bunker Hill which was the bloodiest battle during this period.
The adaptation of this chapter of American history will be undertaken by screenwriter Chris Terrio who won an Oscar for "Argo."
The film will allow Ben Affleck to return to Boston where he grew up with Matt Damon and where he set his first two films, "Gone Baby Gone" and "The Town."
The winner of the 2013 Oscar for Best Film is currently working on "Live By Night," a movie adaptation of a Dennis Lehane novel that will also take place in the capital of Massachusetts during Prohibition.
Ben Affleck will act in the movie as well as direct and produce along with Leonardo DiCaprio. -AFPrelaxnews
AUTHOR Nathaniel Philbrick has announced on Twitter (@natphilbrick) that Ben Affleck will be at the helm of the adaptation of his upcoming historical novel "Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution" set for publication on April 30.
The novel is based on historical events that took place in Boston in 1775 during the first years of the American Revolution, the war of independence against Great Britain.
The story will mainly focus on Bunker Hill which was the bloodiest battle during this period.
The adaptation of this chapter of American history will be undertaken by screenwriter Chris Terrio who won an Oscar for "Argo."
The film will allow Ben Affleck to return to Boston where he grew up with Matt Damon and where he set his first two films, "Gone Baby Gone" and "The Town."
The winner of the 2013 Oscar for Best Film is currently working on "Live By Night," a movie adaptation of a Dennis Lehane novel that will also take place in the capital of Massachusetts during Prohibition.
Ben Affleck will act in the movie as well as direct and produce along with Leonardo DiCaprio. -AFPrelaxnews
Monday, March 11, 2013
11 March: Events of the Days
1731
Robet Treat Paine is born on March 11, 1731.
Paine (March 11, 1731 – May 11, 1814) was a Massachusetts lawyer and politician, best known as a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts. He served as the state's first attorney general, and served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state's highest court.
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