A theory that someone poisoned him with arsenic was debunked in 1991 when his body was exhumed and tested.ġ861: Lincoln sends a message to Congress defending his invocation of war powers, appealing for more troops to fight the South and assailing Virginia for allowing “this giant insurrection to make its nest within her borders.” He vows to “go forward without fear.”ġ868: Postwar, Andrew Johnson executes a proclamation granting amnesty to those who fought for the Confederacy.ġ902: Teddy Roosevelt speaks to 200,000 people in Pittsburgh.
Lancaster had hosted the Continental Congress for a quick, on-the-run session during the revolution.ġ798: Now president, Adams reviews a military parade in Philadelphia as the young nation flexes its muscle.ġ850: Taylor attends festivities at the grounds of the Washington Monument and falls ill with stomach cramps after eating cherries and drinking iced milk and water. Philadelphia was the interim capital as the city of Washington was being readied. Considering the lateness of the design and the suddenness of the execution, I was amazed at the universal joy and alacrity that was discovered, and at the brilliancy and splendour of every part of this joyful exhibition.”ġ791: Two years after becoming the first president, George Washington celebrates in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, “with an address, fine cuisine, and walking about town,” says the National Park Service. I walked most of the evening, and I think it was the most splendid illumination I ever saw a few surly houses were dark but the lights were very universal. “I was walking about the streets for a little fresh air and exercise,” he writes, “and was surprised to find the whole city lighting up their candles at the windows. After hours of parading troops, fireworks, bonfires and music, he tells her he strolled alone in the dark. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz)ġ777: On the first anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, with the Revolutionary War underway, a future president, John Adams, describes a day and night of spontaneous celebration in Philadelphia in a letter to his wife, Abigail. President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan watch the start of Op Sail from Governor’s Island in New York Harbor on July 4, 1986.
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