#PoorRichardsWisdom In a discreet man’s mouth, a publick thing is private.

#RevWar Jan. 6, 1777 Washington sets up winter quarters at Morristown, NJ.

#WashingtonsRulesOfCivility #2 When in Company, put not your Hands to any Part of the Body, not usualy Discovered.

#Founders Jan. 2, 1788 GA becomes the 4th state to ratify the #Constitution of the United States.

#RevWar Jan. 2, 1777 Cornwallis moves to attack Washington at Trenton with 6,000 men. Washington's army is (cont) tl.gd/f3t1pm

#RevWar Jan. 2, 1776 Congress calls on colonial committees to indoctrinate "honest & well-meaning, but (cont) tl.gd/f3t1hg

#Founders Jan. 1, 1797 Albany replaces NYC as the capitol of NY.

#PoorRichardsWisdom With the old Almanack and the old Year, Leave thy old Vices, tho’ ever so dear.

#PoorRichardsWisdom Each year one vicious habit rooted out, In time might make the worst Man good throughout.

#WashingtonsRulesOfCivility #1 Every Action done in Company, ought to be with Some Sign of Respect, to those that are Present.

#RevWar Jan. 1, 1777 The Hessian P.O.W’s taken at Trenton are marched through Philadelphia. Cornwallis, (cont) tl.gd/f2t1nq

#RevWar Jan. 1, 1776 After learning of a coming British campaign on the southern colonies, Congress asks that (cont) tl.gd/f2t1g6

#PoorRichardsWisdom Reader, farewel, all Happiness attend thee: May each New-Year better and richer find thee.

#PoorRichardsWisdom Reader, I wish thee Health, Wealth, Happiness, And may kind Heaven thy Year’s Industry bless.

#RevWar Oct. 31, 1776 At the opening of Parliament, George III’s speech was not a confident one. He "alluded (cont) tl.gd/dpmqq3

#RevWar Dec. 31, 1776 Congress reads Washington's report of the victorious attack on Trenton the morning of (cont) tl.gd/evtmt6

#RevWar Dec. 31, 1775 Richard Montgomery is killed & Benedict Arnold is wounded after leading a failed American attack on Quebec.

#Founders Of #Franklins13Virtues, Franklin wrote, "I hope, therefore, that some of my descendants may follow them and reap the benefit."

#Founders In his autobiography, Franklin devoted more pages to his virtues than to any other single subject... #Franklins13Virtues

#Founders Most often, Franklin failed to live up to #Franklins13Virtues, but he felt he made himself a better person in the attempt.