Friday, September 18, 1733: On this day, two hundred and ninety-three years ago today, “Lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence, George Read was born at Cecil County, Maryland. He died on September 21, 1798, in New Castle, Delaware.”
(Source: Chase’s Calendar of Events, 2026.)
Saturday, September 18, 1779: On this day, two hundred and forty-s…