June 10
You can learn a lot from TV
I used to think that Bill Clinton was the first black president, but of course that loose fact could easily be replaced if we had a real first black president. Until The Colbert Report Threat Down last night revealed a little known fact about the history of the USA; the title has already been taken by Warren Gansta Harding. Aren’t pundits great? 
He just keeps getting crazier
“Black” Man, A Moor, John Hanson
Was the First President of the United States! 1781-1782 A.D.
George Washington
was really the 8th President of the United States!
George Washington was not the first President of the United States. In fact, the first President of the United States was one John Hanson. Don’t go checking the encyclopedia for this guy’s name – he is one of those great men that are lost to history. If you’re extremely lucky, you may actually find a brief mention of his name.
The new country was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation.
This document was actually proposed on June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777. Maryland refused to sign this document until Virginia and New York ceded their western lands (Maryland was afraid that these states would gain too much power in the new government from such large amounts of land).
Once the signing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the country. John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which included George Washington). In fact, all the other potential candidates refused to run against him, as he was a major player in the revolution and an extremely influential member of Congress.
“And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not
warned from time to time that this people preserve the spirit of
resistance? Let them take arms … The tree of liberty must be
refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It is it’s natural manure.”
–Thomas Jefferson (letter to William S. Smith, 1787
This is the best post i have read all year, thanks