Why Early America Needed This Unhinged Hero

Great musician too!

Interesting Video! Thank U

Actually, Secretary William Claiborne had the first unofficial navy battle on US soil and waged war as Secretary of State of Virginia over Kent Island near Baltimore. The crown got intimidated by him and gave the land to Lord Baltimore, and he tried to take it back but unfortunately failed. He was SoS for many years after though.

Jones has the title but he most certainly was not the father of the US Navy.

at least he is honored in death when he was treated like a dog when he lived

Destroying vital food supplies.

Americans call it winning.

Palestinians call it a war crime.

Yaqui leader named Cajeme… well published deeds and life

I want someone to tell the hard truth about something "unspeakable" about early America. Fact: We claim July 4, 1776, as the day the USA was born. Fact: Washington became President on April 30, 1789.
— It seems I am the only person on the planet to know there's something wrong with the math. We want to believe we went thirteen years without a Head of State.
— Fact: We did have heads of state, and their job titles were "President." Fact: Washington was NOT our first President. Our FIRST President was Peyton Randolph. Our President through most of the Revolutionary War, was… (wait for it) Don't you think that person should be considered… um, oh, I don't know… Worthy of mention in the annals of history???????
— John Hancock was the very big deal dude, a.k.a. President of the United States during most of the Revolutionary War, and Americans don't want to think of him as anything more than the guy with pretty handwriting. I tell people this. They don't believe me. I prove it to them. They promptly decide it doesn't matter. We want to believe Washington was the first President. IF we can't admit this, then maybe there is something seriously wrong with the USA. Like WTF!

BILLY THE KID

Love this more accurately reported overview of history!

“Slightly Murdery”. Oh dear!!! That sent me!😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Great presentation! As a final postscript, I have a direct link to John Paul Jones. No, not by blood. My maternal grandfather Lawrence Harvey graduated from Annapolis in 1917. One of his classmates grew up in France, the son of a naval attaché in Paris. Jones' body was exhumed from the he former St. Louis Cemetery for Alien Protestants in 1906. It laid in state for a brief period before being transported back to Annapolis. The boy's father was present at the ceremonies.The boy, seeing that Jones was in relatively good condition, and nobody was watching, surreptitiously shook Jones' hand.

Fast forward to 1965, when my grandfather told me the story. With a twinkle in his eye, he said "Shake the hand that shook the hand, that shook the hand of John Paul Jones!"

Slightly murdery 😂😂😂

We need an episode on Deborah Sampson.

Keep your back handed history.

Jones is really a big figure in US Naval History.

I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO DOOMSCROLL

A curious subject would be, the rush to build ships to hold back the Brits on Lake Champlain. Whitehall and Benedict Arnold .