Wednesday, February 17, 2010

This Day in History: February 17

Lafayette hurried to Albany and arrived on February 17, 1778, though the authorities had not expected him before the 25th. He wanted to see how much had been done in preparation and what he had to do. [More]

1 comment:

  1. I saw what looks like an error in the timing of events of 1800 and later but it is, overall, a fine piece of writing about that great Frenchman. What the hell happened over there in the ensuing years?

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