"As for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" Patrick Henry spoke his famous words on March 23, 1775. On the 250th anniversary, in the original church in Richmond, the VA250 Commission commemorated the event with reenactors and remarks from Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) and filmmaker Ken Burns. Watch it on Saturday, at 12:30pm ET on C-SPAN 2 https://www.c-span.org/event/american-history-tv/give-me-liberty-or-give-me-death-speech---250th-anniversary/431955 | American History TV

Actors portrayed delegates to the Second Virginia Convention of March 1775 at its original location, St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia, leading to Patrick Henry’s famous words, “Give me liberty or give me death!” The St. John’s Church Foundation hosted this event. close Watch on Saturday, December 17th at 10 AM ET on C-SPAN2 or online at https://www.c-span.org/video/?524069-1/reenactment-virginia-convention-1775 | American History TV

#OnThisDay (1736): Patrick Henry American Revolutionary and Founding Father famous for his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, born in Studley, Colony of Virginia, British America. Read more about why there is more to Patrick Henry than just "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech in Jon Kukla's new biography, available now: http://amzn.to/2sYShbH | History in Five