The Revolutionary War began April 19, 1775 with the Battle of Lexington and Concord. The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776.
President Joe Biden called a new Medal of Honor recipient from the Civil War "a hell of a debater" during a ceremony Wednesday.
"He was a father, mechanic, and he was a hell of a debater," Biden said of Private George Wilson. "He always was ready to persuade, argue, and as one family member put it, dress anyone down, if the need be."
