In a Move That’s Being Called “The Most Aggressively American Act Since the Boston Tea Party,” Dunkin’ Has Announced a Free Coffee Giveaway for May 19. but History Buffs Are Pointing Out a Stunning Coincidence: May 19 Is the 239th Anniversary of the **Newburgh Conspiracy**—a Little-Known 1783 Event Where George Washington Reportedly Calmed a Brewing Mutiny Among Continental Officers… by Offering Them a Drink.

In a move that’s being called “the most aggressively American act since the Boston Tea Party,” Dunkin’ has announced a free coffee giveaway for May 19. But history buffs are pointing out a stunning coincidence: May 19 is the 239th anniversary of the Newburgh Conspiracy—a little-known 1783 event where George Washington reportedly calmed a brewing mutiny among Continental officers… by offering them a drink.

“They were ready to march on Congress,” explains Dr. Eliza Thorne, a Revolutionary War historian at Fordham. “Washington pulled out his reading glasses—a theatrical prop, really—and emotionally pleaded with them. Then, records show, he treated them to a round from his own pocket. It was essentially the first taxpayer-subsidized caffeine break.”

Critics are already calling Dunkin’s timing “pocket-change populism,” while fans are dubbing it “The New Brewburg Address.” A White House spokesperson declined to comment, but a Dunkin’ executive reportedly whispered, “We’re just trying to avoid a latte-night coup.”