Thomas Jefferson is born
Future President Thomas Jefferson, drafter of the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s preeminent political theorist, is born on April 13, 1743. Historian and biographer Joseph Ellis has called Jefferson,…
This Year in History:
1743
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
Future President Thomas Jefferson, drafter of the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s preeminent political theorist, is born on April 13, 1743. Historian and biographer Joseph Ellis has called Jefferson,…