Category Archives: 1750s

U.S. President James Madison born in Port Conway, Virginia 270 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 16 1751)


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(Saturday, March 16, 1751)James Madison, the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817 and the “Father of the Constitution” for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution and Bill of Rights, was born James Madison Jr. today at Belle Grove Plantation near Port Conway in the Colony of Virginia.
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U.S. President James Monroe born in Westmoreland County, Virginia 260 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1758)


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(Friday, April 28, 1758)James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825), was born today in his parents’ house located in a wooded area of Westmoreland County, Virginia, one mile from the unincorporated community known today as Monroe Hall, Virginia. Continue reading U.S. President James Monroe born in Westmoreland County, Virginia 260 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1758)

U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr born 260 years ago today (Feb 6 1756)


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(Friday, February 6, 1756)Aaron Burr, Jr., the third Vice President of the United States, was born today in Newark, Province of New Jersey, in British America.

The future U.S. Senator from New York would serve as vice president under President Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic-Republican, from 1801 to 1805.

Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born in Salzburg, Austria 260 years ago today (Jan 27 1756)


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(Tuesday, January 27, 1756)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era, was born Johann Chrysostomus Wolfgang Amadeus today at 9 Getreidegasse in Salzburg, Austria.

He was the seventh child of Leopold Mozart, a musician of the Salzburg Royal Chamber, and Anna Maria, née Pertl.

Mayflower sails back to England

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(Thursday, April 5, 1621) — The Mayflower, the ship that transported the English Separatists, better known as the Pilgrims, to Plymouth, Massachusetts, sailed today from Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts on a monthlong return trip to England.