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During the last week of August, 1776, the British capture Long Island, handing a devastating blow to the Americans.
For more context, check out Episode 103 of the American Revolution Podcast. https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/06/episode-103-battle-of-brooklyn.html
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March 4, 1797: John Adams takes the oath of office, replacing George Washington as President. Almost immediately, he feels alone and without political allies.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: John Adams, by David McCullough.
Online Recommendation of the Week: Inaugural Address of John Adams https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/adams.asp
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On August 22, 1776 the British began landing on Long Island in preparation for attacking the Continental Army.
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George Washington gives his last State of the Union address, then completes his final months in office frustrated with an increasingly divided Congress and nation.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: Benjamin Franklin Bache and the Philadelphia Aurora, by James Tagg.
Online Recommendation of the Week: Eighth Annual Address to Congress https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/eighth-annual-address-congress
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As the British Army and Navy assembled in New York Harbor over July and August, 1776, Admiral Richard Howe reached out to his friend Benjamin Franklin to see if they could put an end to this conflict without further violence. Franklin made clear in his response that the US was independent of Britain, and that unless Britain accepted that fact, there would be war.
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In 1796, Adams beats Jefferson in the presidential race, but shenanigans among the electors prevents Adams' running mate, Thomas Pinckney from beating Jefferson, meaning that Jefferson becomes Adams' Vice President.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: The First Presidential Contest: 1796 and the Founding of American Democracy, by Jeffrey L. Pasley
Online Recommendation of the Week: The Pretensions of Thomas Jefferson to the Presidency Examined; and the Charges against John Adams Refuted https://archive.org/details/pretensionsoftho00smitrich
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On December 19, 1796 President Washington released his farewell address. This is a recording of the full text of Washington's address.
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By the beginning of August, 1776, most of the British fleet was in New York Harbor. The British Army was sitting on Statin Island, awaiting an attack. The Continental Army debated burning New York city and withdrawing without a fight.
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Washington waits until just before the 1796 presidential elections to announce that he will not run for a third term. His address received mixed reviews but has been remembered by history.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: Washington's Farewell, by John Avlon.
Online Recommendation of the Week: Text of Washington's Farewell Address, 19 September 1796:
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