OTD in History, 1776

[Tom McAndrew]

the below happened. Portions of the statute were melted to create bullets. The Museum of the American Revolution, in Philadelphia, has fragments of the statue on display. I believe there are fragments in one or two other museums.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

also in 1776:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

And if we travel back to 1755, in Western PA, a young George Washington exhibited great leadership during the French & Indian War (also known as the Seven Years War):

 

[BobPSU92]

Washington to the soldiers: “Act like you’ve been there before.”