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Ulysses S. Grant was actually born as Hiram Ulysses Grant and used that name for the first 17 years of his life until a clerical error occurred at West Point. Grant was nominated by Ohio Congressman Thomas Hamer to West Point in 1839, who accidentally wrote Grant’s name in the application as “Ulysses S. Grant.” The confusion stemmed from the fact that Grant often went by Ulysses, rather than Hiram.

Ellis Island In 1776, Martha Washington arrived in New York. The couple takes up residence at the Abraham Mortier house, a country estate overlooking the Hudson River just north of the city. In 1783, Spanish soldiers and their Quapaw allies, commanded by Captain Jacobo Du Breuil, defeated British partisans at Fort Carlos during "Colbert’s Raid" led by British Captain James Colbert. This was the only Revolutionary War action to occur in present-day Arkansas. In 1861, Virginia

“It is the duty of every citizen, though he may have but one day to live, to devote that day to the good of his country.” Elbridge Gerry, MA Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Samuel Adams was born wealthy but squandered most of it while he worked to free the colonies from Britain's rule. As a young man he did not do well in some jobs and finally his father put him to work at his brewery where he was known as “Sam the Maltster” because he hauled bags of malt up and down the street for his father’s business. He was in his twenties but still dependent on his father for an income.

Earl Averill In 1776 , expecting the British to arrive at any moment, Washington  directs engineers to press the works forward with “every possible dispatch,” calling for additional men to complete New York’s defenses. The city fills with arriving soldiers from several colonies, swelling the ranks but also heightening concerns about discipline. With no clear distinction between citizen and soldier, enforcing order remains a constant challenge. In 1787, the first American com

“It is a very great mistake to image that the object of loyalty is the authority and interest of one individual man, however dignified by the applause or enriched by the success of popular action.”  Samuel Adams, Signer of the Declaration of Independence.