Founding Father Patrick Henry is born in Hanover County, Virginia. Best known for proclaiming "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech in Richmond in 1775, Henry helped organize Virginia's support for the American Revolution and served two term's as the Governor of Virginia.
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