Patrick Henry
Today in History: Patrick Henry’s Give Me Liberty Speech
Today in history, on March 23, 1775, tensions in Virginia were at their highest point during the imperial crisis with Britain. The House of Burgesses, the state’s elected assembly, was about to make a bold decision – to commit its militia to the cause of independence....
Patrick Henry: “If This Be Treason!”
There was a time in our history when one of our finest patriot fathers is said to have waved the saber of “treason” in the face of the world’s most powerful monarch. In return, his fellow Burgesses exclaimed that the patriot was committing treason. That brave (some...
Today in History: Patrick Henry Born
Today in History, on May 29 1736, Patrick Henry was born. Known as “Hot Head” and “The Voice of the Revolution,” Henry was a renowned Virginian whose talents as a lawyer and politician were matchless. Henry had an uncanny penchant for fiery oratory, using his skills...