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History Brief: The First Continental Congress
DerekJohnson
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DerekJohnson
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbKHPLbuLw0
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“I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a Congress!”
#musicalsuperiorityguy
I enjoyed “Hamilton” a lot, and it has generated a renewed interest in the Founding Fathers and that era of American history - but like so many creative works “based on a true story” it takes some liberties (ISWYDT) with the facts and unfortunately there’s a whole generation of kids with rather skewed perceptions of Hamilton, Adams, and Jefferson.
From the web site:
Design and Structure
The Old Hall of the House, where Congress met from 1819 to 1857, was redesigned by Benjamin Henry Latrobe after the first hall was destroyed in the fire set by British troops in 1814. Charles Bulfinch completed the work, between 1815 and 1819. It is an early example of Greek revival architecture in America. Latrobe adopted the concept of an ancient amphitheater for the new legislative chamber. The coffered wooden ceiling was topped by a lantern—a windowed cupola topping a dome—to admit light. Most building materials were chosen primarily based on availability and transport considerations, but the green variegated Potomac marble used for the columns was both available and added to the beauty of the space. Members sat at desks arranged in tiered, semi-circular rows, facing the Speaker’s rostrum. The Speaker’s rostrum, a tiered wooden structure, occupied the flat side of the semi-circular room. A red draped baldacchino—traditionally, a ceremonial canopy signifying the authority of the person stationed beneath it, often over an altar or throne—hung over the rostrum. Coordinating red drapes hung between the columns that wrap around the room, to both dampen sound and provide contrast to the color of the marble columns.
Problems with Acoustics
The room, however, had one infamous flaw. The shape worked well to project sound when it emanated from where a stage would be placed in an amphitheater, but in the House, voices rang and echoed from all parts of the Chamber as Members seated throughout the room addressed the House. Every noise reverberated, and conversations occurring across the room could be heard with alarming clarity, hampering the orderly conduct of business. The draperies hung in the colonnade enriched the décor, but failed to solve the sound problems. Desks were temporarily rearranged, moving the Speaker’s rostrum to the rounded end of the room, but to no avail. This, along with the need for additional space, helped motivate the construction of a new Chamber in the 1857 Capital renovation. Later additions, including a marble floor (1864–1865) and a fireproof ceiling (1901), eliminated most echoes, but the strangest acoustical effects can still be demonstrated today.
I'm just a bill, a lonely old bill.....
People also forget most of The Sound of Music is complete fiction. The Von Trapps never escaped over the Alps on foot. They left by train.