We are celebrating America’s 250th Birthday year with some extra–special guest speakers and local brews at HISTORY ON TAP! January kicks off with a fan-favorite speaker – Dr. Richard Faulkner, from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. In 1792, George Washington faced the brand-new nation’s first great constitutional crisis – THE WHISKEY REBELLION.  
Alexander Hamilton’s plan to put the nation’s economic foundations on a firm footing through an excises tax on distilled spirts had led to a violent opposition in the nation’s backcountry. This lecture will examine the tightrope that Washington walked in enforcing his constitutional duty to enforce the nation’s laws while also balancing the need to uphold the constitutional rights of citizens. Washington’s efforts to suppress the so–called Whiskey Rebellion would see the federal government’s first use of military force domestically and the establishment of federal law as the ultimate law of the land.  
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Your $8.00 admission includes the featured presentation and a complimentary beverage! The event will be inside Shawnee Town 1929 Museum’s Town Hall.