Evacuation Day
Today, in 1783, the last remaining British troops evacuated New York City.
Washington returned to take possession of the forts that had been abandoned seven years prior. This repossession meant so much for the cause of freedom after the bitter blow to the Rebels in 1776. The repossession of Fort Washington strengthened the resolve of the victorious Americans. The password of the day was “PEACE.”
In honor of Washington’s entrance to New York, many patriots proudly displayed the American flag. British Provost Marshal William Cunningham, who was notorious for being the commander of the prisons and prison ships in New York City, went throughout the city tearing down the rebel flags while there was still a British presence in the city.
When Cunningham arrived at Day’s Tavern, which is located on what is now 128th Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue, Mrs. Day attacked the British soldier with a broom when Cunningham tried to remove the flag from the premises. Powder from Cunningham’s wig got all over his uniform from being pummeled over the head.
At the battery at the lower end of Manhattan, General Knox had the privilege of raising the American flag at Fort George (near what is now Castle Clinton). Unfortunately, the flagpole was heavily greased with the Union Jack on top, which had been one of the last acts of defiance made by the British before they left.
After making several attempts to climb the flagpole by an American sailor by the name of William Van Arsdale, he went to a hardware store and purchased a halyard, saw, cleats, nails and a hammer and returned with a carpenter. The carpenter proceeded to climb the pole hammering the nails for steps. A pulley and rope were affixed to the top of the pole, and the American flag was raised after the British flag was torn down.
I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to an Evacuation Day in 2011 and another Evacuation Day in 2013.
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H/T: Big Government, Washington Heights & Inwood Online, CurrierandIves.info , Wikipedia.
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INC, Thanks for the post. As a history nut that’s great to recall.
Do you think we can march the liberals out of Washington in the same manner?
Just Mary, I am not crazy. I am not crazy. I am not crazy. I am not crazy.
Ah a long week-end
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This holiday was a new one for me. Evidently until WWI it was celebrated in NYC. I did find reference on a blog to a parade the Sons of Liberty were having last year on the anniversary.
At Big Government their blogger Publius frequently has posts on anniversaries in U.S. history.
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MI C., that’s what I’d like to see. A triumphal entry into D.C. of conservatives!
I like the image of Mrs. Day going after the British soldier with her broom!
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Evacuation Day in 2011 and 2013 will be days to celebrate indeed.
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Lions tomorrow
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I never heard of this. Thanks.
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It’s really interesting about raising the flag in New York. Trivia is great.
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If we don’t evacuate the communists from the government, we’ll all be evacuating our guts instead…..
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I gotta go. I hope you all have a Blessed Thanksgiving. Remember things could be worse and every day is one day closer to election 2010.
Be Good
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Happy Thanksgiving, MI-C!
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2010…Evacuation YEAR! (for the Left)
Else 2011 is Evacuation YEAR…for the rest of us! (to Texas-Oklahoma-Arkansas-Louisiana)
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my Cost of Freedom post will be up on Friday…a Thanksgiving theme!
cheers all!
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Liberals should be forced to ride out of town backwards on donkeys!!!
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They’ll be lucky if that’s the worst they get…..
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rwy…tar & feathers?
note to self: check out the JC Penney’s “Pillow Sale” for feathers!
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OK, Liberals should be tarred and feathered and ridden out of town backwards on Donkey’s!!!
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RepublicanPundit…APPROVED!
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Here is an article for all you Honkies out there:
http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=18727&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD
Turns out that Utopia hotbeds of Regressivism are loaded with honkies!
Yeah, I am planning a similar celebration on the CrappyCare evacuation day – we will have Medical and political Freedom!
Right now, Obama and the rest of the neo-aritocrats are trying to march back into every town in the USA and reoccupy it to put you ignornat racist honkie rednecks back in your proper place – subservient to them!
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Dude, that is nasty. Don’t make me link Chris Cocker in revenge….
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You dare not
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Argh, I haven’t watched the puke scene in 20 years.
He pukes on her back, that is the most disgusting thing ever.
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Looks like real puke, too. Gahhh!
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IP, I luv ya…you know that. But I sometimes REGRET clicking on your links!
Dude!
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INC, this was a wonderful post!
As big of a history nut as I am, I didn’t know any of this
I have not the slightest doubt that Almighty God raised up His hand to found this nation
I think He will aid us now in this time of our great need
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#25 Well Almighty God can start with a firm 41st “NO CrappyCare” vote in the U.S. Senate!
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INC is a treasure isn’t she?
And imagine if we had let ? run her off… almost happened, too.
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RWY – no comparison. INC is a treasure (under statement) while the other one was an unpolished turd.
If INC had left, I would not have stayed around.
The ladies of BJG are gems, all of them.
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Here is a great article about the neo-commie “I am entitled to the fruits of your labor” mindset that the Liberal mental illness fosters:
http://andrews.blogtownhall.com/2009/11/25/what_is_wrong_with_us.thtml
“That we think “justice” has everything to do with net worth and “good and bad” and “fair and unfair”, rather than the terms of the contract and legal obligations shows everything that is wrong with the US today. Justice is about each getting what they deserve, but deserve not in some cosmic ethical sense, but in a very strict, legal sense. No more, no less. The government exists to enforce rights and adjudicate contracts, not to enforce some sort of “equity” in life. That many of those who read the citation above would want to have the government step in and “fix” the situation frightens me, as it is precisely the sort of thinking that got us where we are.”
and
“Before anyone signs on and thinks that poverty is some sort of ticket to moral right and Wal mart “should” let her keep the money, ask yourself this, are there more people richer than you or poorer? Think worldwide. Then ask, if poverty is a ticket to the holdings of the rich, how rosy does your future look? If every person with even a dime less has more right than you do, and anyone who can spend or drink or drug himself into having less than you do can claim your wealth, what will become of you? That is the principle being promoted here, that poverty is its own justification, that wealth is a sign that one lacks merit. If you agree with that, then you have simply set yourself, and the rest of us, for eventual poverty. Because we will never be so rich that some industrious reprobate couldn’t spend it all up and come back to ask for more.”
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gnqanq: “The ladies of BJG are gems, all of them.”
and the Gents of BJG live to serve them…and are damn lucky to do so!
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I’ve been helping Mrs. Mullet with the preparation of the preparation of tomorrow’s big meal, and got behind in reading, but I came back to find one of INC’s posts. I call them my “lessons from history” posts, and they remind me that this great country is worth fighting for.
God Bless you, INC, and God Bless all the great patriots at BJG. Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of your loved ones.
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and God bless you, mullet, and yes..all of the Patriots at BJG!
I truly and sincerely love the folks we have gathered here! 2010!!
I will have a simple post up tomorrow, and my regular Cost of Freedom post up on Friday.
cheers and blessings to all!
Justrand
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(NOT original)–something somewone sent my wife in an email:
Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving …..
May your stuffing be tasty. May your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes ‘ n gravy have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious. May your pies take the prize.
May your Thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs.
MAY YOU ALL HAVE A BLESSED THANKSGIVING!
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And JustMary,
YES I am a fan of the TV series V
Hope I remember to tune back in in March, 2010
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I am watching some “evil” anti-animal rights capitalist pigs on the Histroy channel process turkeys into yummy Thanksgiving chow for us to eat!
Amazing that all that “greed” by them turkey people can provide us all that food without even caring a wit about us personal or without a bit of force being used (unless you count the trukey execution lol) – Truly freedom and the free market is great!
We have much to be thankful for despite the efforts of the hater/statists to ruin the world!
We have an awesome Republic if we can keep it!
Yeah, the whole BJG crew is mega cool. If nothing else, I gotta give it up to everybody on here simply for tolerating my silly arse lol
Have a good holiday!
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Ok, now they are serving Fried Turkey Testicles on the history channel – another miracle of the Free Market!
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COMEDY GOLD!!!
KOS tries to deal with climategate.
“The SwiftHack (ClimateGate) Scandal: What You Need to Know
by Josh Nelson
First of all, this story should never have been called ClimateGate. Given the similarities between this smear job and the Swift Boat attacks on Senator John Kerry, SwiftHack is a far more appropriate name.
For your convenience, the following 6 points each links to the corresponding section of this post:
The scientific consensus on climate change remains strong.
The impacts of catastrophic climate change continue to rear their ugly head.
Hacking into private computer files is illegal.
All of the emails were taken out of context.
The story is being pushed by far-right conspiracy theorists.
Scientists are human beings and they talk frankly amongst themselves.”
AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!
that’s what you’ve got?
by the way, he is absolutely right that this is an example of swiftboating. Exactly right. Swiftboating as every liberal uses it means “reporting a liberal’s own words or actions accurately”.
AHAHAHAHHAHAHA….
ahem
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That is good comedy.
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Notice nothing is said about the content of the emails, which reveal confessions of wholesale manipulation of data to reveal a trend which they freely admit was not present.
Liars. Frauds.
And Kos says “stay with them”.
That is comedy, but it is also disturbing. The truth is right before you and you are told, “you will ignore it.”, and so you do.
Yikes.
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Thanks, guys!
I really appreciate your kind words. You’re terrific!
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Hacking into private computer files is illegal.
And this makes the information false how?? Newsflash guys, so is conspiracy to defraud the government of taxpayer funds.
You’re right rwy, those talking points are disturbing and scary.