🐢 In 1776, a Yale student built the world's first combat submarine. David Bushnell's "American Turtle" was a one-man oak pod, hand-cranked, with 30 minutes of air. It used foxfire (bioluminescent fungus) to light the instruments. Sgt. Ezra Lee piloted it against HMS Eagle in

On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress rushed gunpowder from Brunswick, New Jersey to General Washington's army 💣 Logistics wins wars. The Continental Army faced a critical shortage - gunpowder was scarce, expensive, and essential. Every ounce counted. Every shipment

My dad handed me this in 1976. A brand new $2 bill. Stamped at the post office on April 13th — Jefferson's birthday. I still have it. 50 years later, I'm building something to honor the 250th. What are YOU doing for America's birthday? 🇺🇸 #America250 #Bicentennial #July4th

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On This Day in 1776: Washington's army was crumbling. Enlistments were expiring. Powder was running out. The British sat fortified in Boston. Washington issued orders: send officers to recruit. Gather every serviceable weapon. No boys. No old men. No enslaved people. He wrote

George Washington was born 294 years today. He gave up a comfortable life to lead an army that wasn't paid, wasn't fed, and wasn't armed. Because America was worth it. He lost more battles than he won. But he kept going. He believed in the long game when everyone wanted quick

46 years. That's how long America waited for Olympic hockey gold. The Miracle on Ice. 1980. Lake Placid. Today, Team USA did it again. History isn't just something you read about in books. It's something you watch happen. 1980 had the Miracle on Ice. 2026 has a new group of

On This Day in 1776: Congress went to work solving the powder crisis. The Continental Congress passed resolutions to manufacture gunpowder at home. John Adams led the charge: • Every colony must encourage saltpeter production • Establish public powder mills in every county