# THE PATOWMACK PACKET History from the banks of the Potomac. Page: Feed: --- ## [Happy Signing Day!](https://patowmackpacket.substack.com/p/happy-signing-day) _2026-07-31 · Michael Auslin_ August 2 is the 250th anniversary of the day the engrossed Declaration was signed ## [Happy Independence Day 250!](https://patowmackpacket.substack.com/p/happy-independence-day-250) _2026-07-02 · Michael Auslin_ Yes, it's July 2, not July 4, as John Adams knew ## [Happy Draft Day!](https://patowmackpacket.substack.com/p/happy-draft-day) _2026-06-28 · Michael Auslin_ A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence is coming soon ## [Happy Independence Resolution Day!](https://patowmackpacket.substack.com/p/happy-independence-resolution-day) _2026-06-07 · Michael Auslin_ 250 years ago today, Richard Henry Lee proposed Independence ## [The People's Declaration](https://patowmackpacket.substack.com/p/the-peoples-declaration) _2026-05-17 · Michael Auslin_ How Americans Came Face-to-Face with the Declaration ## [The Boston "National Treasure" Party](https://patowmackpacket.substack.com/p/a-boston-declaration) _2026-05-08 · Michael Auslin_ A Declaration tour in the Cradle of the Revolution ## [Launch Week!](https://patowmackpacket.substack.com/p/launch-week) _2026-05-03 · Michael Auslin_ "National Treasure" is Now Live ## [A Pilgrimage to Lausanne](https://patowmackpacket.substack.com/p/a-pilgrimage-to-lausanne) _2026-04-19 · Michael Auslin_ Looking at Lake Geneva through Edward Gibbon's eyes ## [No "Small" Treasure at the University of Virginia](https://patowmackpacket.substack.com/p/no-small-treasure-at-the-university) _2026-04-14 · Michael Auslin_ Albert Small's Declaration of Independence Collection Is a Must-See in 2026 ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/01Exoc9exbKy) _2026-04-14 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [Baseball's Divine Comedy](https://patowmackpacket.substack.com/p/baseballs-divine-comedy) _2026-04-01 · Michael Auslin_ America's Pastime and the Meaning of Life