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Sep 11, 2026
speaker_14GUEST
But we knew that it had changed because there were some people that no longer considered themselves part of the British empire after having been fired upon and having to fire back.
Dan SnowHOST
In May 1775, delegates from the colonies gather in Philadelphia for what's known as the Second Continental Congress.
Dan SnowHOST
They're there to decide whether or not united action needs to be taken in the wake of the clashes at Lexington and Concord.
Dan SnowHOST
They decide to do a few things.
9 MINS LATER
speaker_14GUEST
At the same time that you have this American Revolution, you have this African American Revolution unfolding.
speaker_16GUEST
This is going to be a crucial moment, not just in the history of North America, but in the history of the planet.
speaker_18GUEST
In 1776, delegates from almost all of the 13 colonies met in what's known as the Second Continental Congress.
speaker_18GUEST
And they met in a period of real crisis for themselves.
Lindsey GrahamGUEST
And I just, yeah, I just truly believe that I've got an angel army around me.
Steve AbramowiczHOST
Any plans to run for office, Senate or Congress?
Lindsey GrahamGUEST
Absolutely not, no. No.
Lindsey GrahamGUEST
Very, very firm on that one.
13 MINS LATER
speaker_8NARRATOR
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country.
speaker_8NARRATOR
But he that stands by it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
speaker_8NARRATOR
Just five months before, the members of the Second Continental Congress had adopted the Declaration of Independence.
speaker_8NARRATOR
In place of the British hereditary monarchy under which the American colonies had been organized, they proposed a government based on the self-evident concept that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Joshua KendallSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Sipping a glass of Madeira, Webster got a chance to explain the crucial fourth and final sketch of that pamphlet.
Joshua KendallSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Articles of Confederation, passed in haste by the Second Continental Congress, had, according to Webster, failed to unite the 13 colonies sufficiently.
Joshua KendallSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Summarizing his main concern, and he's a brilliant wordsmith, and he puts it beautifully, he told Washington that since each state retained the power to defeat the will of the other states, quote, "Our union is but a name and our confederation a cobweb." A stronger federal government, Webster emphasized, could improve the advantages of the American states as provincial interest would become inseparable from national interest.
Joshua KendallSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Remember that I told you that he sort of nationalizes our language, and here I'm arguing that he also nationalizes our politics.
BradHOST
It happened on this date in history.
BradHOST
In 1776, the Second Continental Congress made the term United States official, replacing the colonies.
BradHOST
In 1893, Frances Cleveland, wife of Grover Cleveland, gave birth to Esther in the White House.
BradHOST
In 1926, on this date, everybody, the National Broadcasting Corporation was created by the Radio Corporation of America, NBC, WNBC.
Linnea LuekenHOST
But I'm fairly confident that in my textbooks, it did not tell us the dates that the United States actually got its name.
Linnea LuekenHOST
So September 9th 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted a name for what had been being called the United Colonies, just kind of colloquially.
Linnea LuekenHOST
So Benjamin Franklin popularized the concept of a political union.
Linnea LuekenHOST
Oh, this is from the National Constitution Center, by the way, popularized the concept of a political union in his famous join or die cartoon in 1754.
Linnea LuekenHOST
In June 1776, Jefferson's draft version of the Declaration started with the following sentence, a declaration of the representatives of the United States of America in general Congress assembled.
Linnea LuekenHOST
The final version of the declaration starts with the date July 4th, 1776, and the following statement, the unanimous declaration of the 13 United States of America.
Linnea LuekenHOST
On Monday, September 9th, 1776, the Congress moved to approve some important resolutions, including payments for the army, which is, if you are like me and you've been keeping up with reading those declarations, journals from the Second Continental Congress, it is like every single day debates over paying the army, which was obviously at the top of their minds since it's very expensive to keep an army going, especially, you know, even in those days when they didn't exactly have like Lockheed Martin.
Linnea LuekenHOST
It was still very expensive and they had to keep troop morale up somehow, so they had to feed them.
MarkHOST
Tune in to hear all the obituaries from this week during Journal Gazette Obituaries Reviews, Sundays at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m., and Mondays at 3 a.m. We will now read the living section from the Wednesday, September the 9th Journal Gazette, beginning with Today in History.
MattHOST
In 1776, the Second Continental Congress formally adopted the name United States of America, replacing the United Colonies of North America.
MattHOST
In 1850, California was admitted as the 31st U.S. state.
MattHOST
In 1919, about 1,100 members of Boston's 1,500-member police force went on strike.
Rich RobertsHOST
Let's go to the AP side.
Rich RobertsHOST
And on the AP side, it was, um, in 1776, the second, on this day, the Second Continental Congress formally adopted the name the United s- United States of America, replacing United Colonies of America.
Rich RobertsHOST
We were states.
Rich RobertsHOST
1850, California was admitted as the 31st US state.
Keegan BillingsHOST
The report said that under its current leadership and current interpretive ideology, it cannot be trusted to tell the American story honestly and in a way that is inspiring, unifying, and worthy of our great republic.
Keegan BillingsHOST
The White House said the museum has not put on any exhibit specifically dedicated to the Founding Fathers, the Second Continental Congress, the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolutionary War, or the nation's path to independence and the establishment of constitutional rule of law.
Keegan BillingsHOST
In a previous response, a Smithsonian spokesperson told us that the institution has served the American public with nonpartisan and independent scholarship for more than 180 years and will remain committed to doing so.
Keegan BillingsHOST
President Trump had signed an executive order on July 24th directing signs to be featured outside one of the Smithsonian Institution's history museums, warning visitors that some exhibits consist of inaccurate information.
Preston ScottHOST
Uh, September the 9th.
Preston ScottHOST
What do we got here? 1776, the Second Continental Congress makes official the term United States.
Preston ScottHOST
Yeah, I like it.
Preston ScottHOST
California becomes the 31st state on this date in 1850.
Cody JosephHOST
Mm-hmm.
Cody JosephHOST
And on this date in 1776, the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia made the term United States official.
Cody JosephHOST
Mm-hmm.
Cody JosephHOST
replacing United Colonies.
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