Jan. 4, Fox hunting; 10, Fox hunting; 11, Fox hunting; 12, Went out in the morning with the hounds; 16, Went a ducking; 17, Fox hunting; 18, Fox hunting; 19, Fox hunting; 20, Fox hunting; 21, Fox hunting ...
Paine's pamphlet Common Sense (1775), urging the colonies to declare their independence, found 150,000 purchasers in a population of less than 3 million — the equivalent today of a sale of 14 million.
— Richard Brookhiser
Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution (2003)
MAY 20TH
Today in the Revolution ...
1775
Citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, declare independence from Britain.
Birthday of ...
1768
Dolley Dandridge Payne Madison, who marries James Madison and becomes first lady (1809-17). Age on 4 July 1776: 8.