Havranek

"The more you learn about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” -Theodore Roosevelt

[American Battlefield Trust @Battlefields]

The Election of 1800 was the first truly cantankerous election of the United States. The election fundamentally changed the friendship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, who did not speak for over a decade after the election. https://t.co/PJ4z49AB15

[WeBleedBlue @WeBleedBlueNYC]

Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Lincoln Presidential Library @ALPLM]

In notes for a speech, #AbrahamLincoln called the Declaration of Independence an "apple of gold." Without it, he said, America might have separated from England but it could not have become a free and prosperous country. #AbeSays #WiseWords

Context: https://t.co/HLkeVyKwbX

[One Small Step History @1stephistory]

Herbert Hoover signed the congressional resolution which officially designated “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the national anthem of the United States in 1931.

[One Small Step History @1stephistory]

James Monroe was the third president to die on July 4th. #OTD in 1831, he passed away.
📷: @WhiteHouseHstry

[One Small Step History @1stephistory]

#OTD in 1826, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both passed away on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

By: John Trumbull and Rembrandt Peale
@WhiteHouseHstry

[Teaching the Civil War @fifer1863]

Gettysburg Day 3: Following two failed flanking maneuvers on the previous day, Lee orders Pickett's 15,000 men to attack the Union center. Pickett's men cross a mile long no-man's land, under fire from Union guns most of the way.

[Liberty & Co. @LibertyCo1776]

#OTD July 2, 1776 – Continental Congress signs the Lee Resolution, declaring us free and independent states. John Adams thought Americans would celebrate their independence on July 2nd, not the 4th when the document was finished.

#july2nd #johnadams #independence #huzzah

[American Experience @AmExperiencePBS]

After weeks of stalking, an unstable Charles Guiteau shot James Garfield on July 2, 1881 as the president walked through the Baltimore and Potomac train station. #ThisDayInHistory

[Oldfield MS @Oldfield_MS]

Congratulations to our 8th graders! Although this was not the typical Moving Up Ceremony we hope it was as special for you as it was for us. Seeing you all today was so exciting and inspiring! #hfamily #oldfieldms

[Oldfield MS @Oldfield_MS]

Getting ready to send off our amazing 8th graders! Wishing them nothing but the best as they move on to the high school!

[New York Rangers @NYRangers]

That '94 feeling.

All. Week.

[American Battlefield Trust @Battlefields]

The Continental Army was formally established #OnThisDay June 14, 1775. While we remember it today as the birthday of the
@USArmy, it was a pragmatic step that brought the various colonial militias together into one fighting force.

[Monroe's Highland @MonroeHighland]

Happy Flag Day! Today, we commemorate the adoption of the first United States Flag on June 14th, 1777 #flagday 🇺🇸

[Presidential Wisdom @PrezWisdom]

An old tweet but one of my favorites!

Which POTUS 🇺🇸 signature is your favorite? Heck, which are your Top-5 favorites?

The LBJ "EKG"?
The sleek Buchanan?
The classy Washington?
The illegible JFK?
The astonishingly simplistic Adams family?
#POTUS ✍

[U.S. Army @USArmy]

Today is #DDay. A day to honor our heroes.

More than 160,000 brave Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.

[Havranek @MrH1776]

OMS Student Government dropped off donations today for the HACO Food Pantry for families in need @Oldfield_MS @harborfieldspta @HarborfieldsCSD @HFlocal @HarborfieldsLib 👍👊#HF💪

[HISTORY @HISTORY]

George Washington was a great leader who put his soldiers before him. Author, @bradmeltzer tells the unknown story of the secret plot to George Washington in today's #HISTORYAtHome. You can read more about this in his new book: https://t.co/9Px6iCWVkz.

[One Small Step History @1stephistory]

"It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones."

-George Washington (1798)

[Havranek @MrH1776]

@PoppaCope That a boy Nicky!
Go get em - Lou Debole