President Jefferson appointed William Short as US Minister to Russia #OTD in 1808. Learn more about this appointment as well as why it was rejected by the Senate by listening to ep 3.39. #POTUS3 #Jefferson #history #president https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/339-sunset-and-sunrise/

A sneak preview of one of the two episodes launching this weekend. Watch your favorite podcast app of choice for when it posts! #POTUS3 #POTUS4 #POTUS5 #Jefferson #Madison #Monroe #history #presidents

It's Leo Season!🦁
Many of our guests are familiar with the garden lion statues, but have you seen this hand-colored #watercolor print?

In 1786, #Madison wrote #Jefferson about the likelihood of purchasing a set of engravings by French naturalist Comte de Buffon, "I have thought that the cuts of the Quadrupeds in Buffon, if arranged in frames, would make both an agreeable & instructive piece of wall furniture."

"Le Lion," MF2011.80.7
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#EAS for Blount, ##TN; ##Cocke, ##TN; ##Grainger, ##TN; ##Greene, ##TN; ##Hamblen, ##TN; ##Jefferson, ##TN; ##Knox, ##TN; ##Sevier, ##TN; ##Union, ##TN: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 3:45 PM EDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Source: NWS Morristown TN** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#EAS for Blount, #TN; #Cocke, #TN; #Grainger, #TN; #Greene, #TN; #Hamblen, #TN; #Jefferson, #TN; #Knox, #TN; #Sevier, #TN; #Union, #TN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 2:39PM EDT until August 7 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN Source: NWS Morristown TN** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#EAS for Anderson, #TN; #Blount, #TN; #Grainger, #TN; #Jefferson, #TN; #Knox, #TN; #Loudon, #TN; #Sevier, #TN; #Union, #TN: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 3:00 PM EDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Source: NWS Morristown TN** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

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#EAS for Anderson, ##TN; ##Blount, ##TN; ##Grainger, ##TN; ##Jefferson, ##TN; ##Knox, ##TN; ##Loudon, ##TN; ##Sevier, ##TN; ##Union, ##TN: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 3:00 PM EDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Source: NWS Morristown TN** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#EAS for Anderson, ##TN; ##Blount, ##TN; ##Grainger, ##TN; ##Jefferson, ##TN; ##Knox, ##TN; ##Loudon, ##TN; ##Sevier, ##TN; ##Union, ##TN: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 3:00 PM EDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Source: NWS Morristown TN** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#EAS for Anderson, #TN; #Blount, #TN; #Grainger, #TN; #Jefferson, #TN; #Knox, #TN; #Loudon, #TN; #Sevier, #TN; #Union, #TN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 2:24PM EDT until August 7 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN Source: NWS Morristown TN** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

The USS Enterprise defeated a Tripolitan corsair #OTD in 1801 in the first naval battle of the Tripolitan War, also known as the First Barbary War. Learn more about this conflict and its role in the Jefferson presidency by listening to ep 3.06! #Jefferson https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/306-to-limited-arms/

* Stay with Thomas Jefferson, or

* Her children remain enslaved.

Stop romanticising enslaving child rapists.

#ThomasJefferson
#Jefferson
#SallyHemmings
#slavery

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#EAS for Bond, #IL; #Clinton, #IL; #Madison, #IL; #Monroe, #IL; #Randolph, #IL; #St. Clair, #IL; #Washington, #IL; #Jefferson, #MO; #Ste. Genevieve, #MO: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 5:00 PM CDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Source: NWS St Louis MO** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#EAS for Bond, ##IL; ##Clinton, ##IL; ##Madison, ##IL; ##Monroe, ##IL; ##Randolph, ##IL; ##St. Clair, ##IL; ##Washington, ##IL; ##Jefferson, ##MO; ##Ste. Genevieve, ##MO: National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 5:00 PM CDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds. Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Source: NWS St Louis MO** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL S

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#EAS for Columbia, #WI; #Dane, #WI; #Dodge, #WI; #Jefferson, #WI: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 10:30 PM CDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

#OTD 1815: John Freeman gained his #freedom after being purchased by #Jefferson in 1804 & then #Madison in 1809.
Learn more about his fascinating life story & those he helped free in this post from Montpelier's Naming Project: https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2021/03/23/the-naming-project-john-freeman/?utm_content=buffer0c68a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

#MontpelierNamingProject #Descendants #sschat #histodons #HistoryTeacher #apgov #ushistory @academicchatter