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- Letter from Benedict Arnold to George Clinton, Governor of New York, August 22, 1780 - This is the letter that made "Benedict Arnold" synonymous with "traitor." Arnold, a talented Continental Army general, had grown leery of the Continental Congress. He wrote for permission to make repairs at West Point, but really intended to weaken the fort and surrender it to the British. Arnold's plot was ultimately foiled, but his attempted treason shocked the nation.
- August 22, 1780
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Letter from Benedict Arnold to George Clinton, Governor of New York, August 22, 1780
This is the letter that made "Benedict Arnold" synonymous with "traitor." Arnold, a talented Continental Army general, had grown leery of the Continental Congress. He wrote for permission to make repairs at West Point, but really intended to weaken the fort and surrender it to the British. Arnold's plot was ultimately foiled, but his attempted treason shocked the nation.
- Letters from James Clinton to Colonel Hughes and General McDougall about the Hudson River "Great Chain" at West Point, 1778 -
- May 02, 1778
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Letters from James Clinton to Colonel Hughes and General McDougall about the Hudson River "Great Chain" at West Point, 1778
- Reprint of a 1948-1949 Advertisement by Douglas Aircraft Company, "Milk...New Weapon of Democracy!" - Douglas Aircraft Company promoted the vital role its aircraft played in the Berlin Airlift in this advertisement. Following a post-World War II blockade of West Berlin by the Soviet Union, American and British air forces made more than 250,000 flights over the city, dropping food and fuel to besieged residents. The airlift continued from late June 1948 through September 1949.
- 1948-1949
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Reprint of a 1948-1949 Advertisement by Douglas Aircraft Company, "Milk...New Weapon of Democracy!"
Douglas Aircraft Company promoted the vital role its aircraft played in the Berlin Airlift in this advertisement. Following a post-World War II blockade of West Berlin by the Soviet Union, American and British air forces made more than 250,000 flights over the city, dropping food and fuel to besieged residents. The airlift continued from late June 1948 through September 1949.