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Constitutional Debate, Postwar Politics (>1783) February 18, 2021 February 23, 2021

The Admission of North Carolina and Rhode Island into the Union

by David Otersen

On November 21, 1789, the people of the state of North Carolina ratified the United States Constitution. On May 29, 1790, the people of…

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Constitutional Debate, Politics, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) November 29, 2018 November 26, 2018

The Constitutional Debate over a Standing National Navy

by Jason Yonce

There is a gap in most histories of the United States Navy. The blank space lies between the end of the American Revolution and…

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Thank you, Gene. I vaguely knew of a newspaper story somewhere but that is a great detail.
2. Hiller B. Zobel King Gustav III of Sweden: Friendly Foe of the United States

Gustav’s assassination was the original subject of Verdi’s opera, Un Ballo In Maschera. The censors objected to its depiction of a royal murder, so the setting was shifted to Boston!…
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Fun to see your work published, here, Bill! Hope to see you soon! Kim