Ron Walcik

ATPE Region 12 Director, TXSSAR District 4 Vice President

[Ron Walcik @rwalcik]

ReOn this day in history, November 7, 1775, what became known as Dunmore's Proclamation was signed by John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore and Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia… https://t.co/zh4quRdFrT

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On this day in history, November 6, 1789, John Carroll was appointed the first Catholic bishop in the United States… https://t.co/jJI62qMUH2

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On this day in history, November 3, 1791, the state of Vermont ratified all twelve amendments to the Bill of Rights that were suggested by Congress. Ten of them would be agreed upon by 2/3rds of the states and would become the Bill of Rights… https://t.co/7KFoBJoYZU

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On this day in history, October 27, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers is published. They a series of articles written to explain and justify the need for the newly proposed United States Constitution. https://t.co/7PaGOUbfpt

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On this day in history, October 26, 1776, Benjamin Franklin sets sail for France as ambassador from the Continental Congress… https://t.co/tYMrBbprVt

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On this day in history, October 25, 1764, John and Abigail Adams are married. They would become one of the most recognizable couples in American history… https://t.co/9nfBivHntn

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On this day in history, October 24, 1821, New Jersey patriot Elias Boudinotdies. Boudinot would serve as President of the Continental Congress, director of the United States Mint and President of the American Bible Society… https://t.co/fQzcuwRWOp

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On this day in history, October 23, 1777, a British fleet on the Delaware River is defeated by patriot defenders from Fort Mifflin and the Pennsylvania State Navy… https://t.co/JtTjiid3pV

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On this day in history, October 22, 1746, Esther de Berdt Reed is born. She would lead the largest women’s group providing supplies for the Continental Army during the American Revolution… https://t.co/CRHzUW1Vfd

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On this day in history, October 21, 1797, the USS Constitution is launched in Boston Harbor. The Constitution is the world's oldest commissioned naval ship still sailing… https://t.co/Haj9qewnLf

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On this day in history, October 20, 1777, Robert Howe is promoted to major general of the Continental Army. Howe was one of only five North Carolinians to serve as generals in the Continental Army and the only one to attain this high rank … https://t.co/Ct8CaqdwZv

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On this day in history, October 19, 1781, British General Charles Cornwallissurrenders at Yorktown… https://t.co/9cq71eOWvo

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On this day in history, October 17, 1777, the Americans win the Battles of Saratoga when British General John Burgoyne surrenders more than 6,000 men at Saratoga… https://t.co/u8Iv5Qq46Q

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On this day in history, October 16, 1780, the Royalton Raid is one of the last Indian attacks in New England during the American Revolution… https://t.co/c7aojLj5VA

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On this day in history, October 14, 1780, the Battle of Shallow Ford helps convince British General Charles Cornwallis to abandon his attempts to conquer North Carolina for the year… https://t.co/4SPpOUTQZe

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On this day in history, October 11, 1776, the Battle of Valcour Island begins. This was one of the first important naval engagements of the American Revolution, pitting American Brigadier General Benedict Arnold against British Captain Thomas Pringle… https://t.co/urV8ucwc81

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On this day in history, October 10, 1775, General William Howe replaces Lt. General Thomas Gage as Commander-in-Chief of British forces in North America… https://t.co/syt387Tsio

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On this day in history, October 9, 1781, the bombardment of Yorktown begins, when American and French forces begin raining bombs down on the army of British General Charles Cornwallis in this small town on the Virginia coast… https://t.co/uEZ33dpi8v

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On this day in history, October 8, 1778, William Butler raids Onaquaga and Unadilla, two Iroquois villages used as a base of operations against patriots on New York's frontier during the American Revolution… https://t.co/06T3fGKgkR

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On this day in history, October 7, 1780, the Battle of Kings Mountain turns the tide in the southern campaign of the American Revolution… https://t.co/IvgFC9RS5N