Date
|
Year
|
Activity
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1
|
1752
|
Betsy Ross is Born
article
|
2
|
1777
|
The Americans Win the Battle of Assunpink Creek
article
|
3
|
1777
|
American Victory at the Battle of Princeton article
|
4
|
1776
|
Samuel Nicholas Leads The First Us Marines Mission
article
|
5
|
1781
|
Benedict Arnold Captures and Destroys Richmond, Virginia
article
|
7
|
1789
|
The First Electoral College is Chosen
article
|
8
|
1776
|
General John Burgoyne's Play the Blockade of Boston is Interrupted
article
|
9
|
1776
|
Thomas Paine Publishes 'Common Sense'.
article
|
10
|
1779
|
John Paul Jones Takes Command of the Bonhomme Richard.
article
|
11
|
1755
|
Alexander Hamilton is Born
article
|
13
|
1783
|
The Newburgh Conspiracy Brings its Demands to Philadelphia
article
|
14
|
1784
|
The Treaty of Paris Brings the American Revolution to a Close
article
|
15
|
1783
|
General William Alexander (Lord Stirling) Dies
article
Washington Learns of Conway Cabal
related article
|
17
|
1781
|
General Daniel Morgan Wins the Battle of Cowpens
article
|
19
|
1770
|
The Battle of Golden Hill - 1st Blood Shed in the American Revolution
article
|
20
|
1781
|
The Pompton Mutiny Begins
article
|
21
|
1738
|
Colonel Ethan Allen is Born
article
|
22
|
1832
|
Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley (Molly Pitcher) Dies
article
|
24
|
1781
|
Light-Horse Harry Lee and Francis Marion Attack Georgetown
article
|
25
|
1780
|
Presbyterian Church Burned at Elizabethtown, New Jersey
article
|
26
|
1779
|
Georgia Patriots Make A Stand At Burke County Jail
article
|
Date
|
Year
|
Activity
|
1
|
1781
|
North Carolina Militia Fight at the Battle of Cowan's Ford
article
|
2
|
1781
|
Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Gives Her Coins to General Nathanael Greene
article
|
3
|
1779
|
General William Moultrie Wins the Battle of Beaufort
article
|
4
|
1783
|
King George III Declares a Permanent Ceasefire to the American Revolution
article
|
5
|
1803
|
Brigadier General Moses Hazen Dies
article
|
6
|
1808
|
Anna Maria Lane Receives a Revolutionary War Veterans Pension
article
|
8
|
1778
|
Daniel Boone is Captured by a British/Shawnee War Party
article
|
9
|
1782
|
General Lachlan McIntosh is Exchanged for General Charles O'Hara
article
|
11
|
1781
|
Colonel John Laurens Sets Sail For France on the USS Alliance
article
|
12
|
1746
|
Revolutionary War Hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko is Born
article
|
13
|
1818
|
General George Rogers Clark Dies
article
|
14
|
1779
|
The Battle of Kettle Creek is Won by the Patriots
article
|
15
|
1726
|
Abraham Clark is Born
article
|
16
|
1724
|
South Carolina Patriot Christopher Gadsden is Born
article
|
17
|
1765
|
The House of Commons Passes the Stamp Act
article
|
19
|
1807
|
Aaron Burr Is Arrested For Treason
article
|
20
|
1726
|
Colonel William Prescott is Born
article
|
21
|
1787
|
Confederation Congress Approves a New Constitutional Convention
article
|
22
|
1770
|
Christopher Seider, First Casualty of the American Revolution
article
|
23
|
1778
|
Baron von Steuben Arrives at Valley Forge
article
|
24
|
1781
|
Pyle's Massacre Takes Place in North Carolina
article
|
25
|
1779
|
The British Surrender Fort Sackville
article
|
25
|
1746
|
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney is Born
article
|
26
|
1839
|
Sybil Ludington, the Female Paul Revere, Dies
article
|
27
|
1776
|
The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
article
|
28
|
1775
|
Colonel William Washington is Born
article
|
Date
|
Year
|
Activity
|
3
|
1779
|
Patriots Lose the Battle of Brier Creek
article
|
4
|
1776
|
George Washington Takes Dorchester Heights
article
|
5
|
1770
|
The Boston Massacre Leaves Five Dead Civilians article 1
Five Die in Boston Massacre (including Crispus Attucks) article 2
|
6
|
1745
|
Casimir Pulaski Is Born
article
|
10
|
1783
|
Last Naval Battle of the American Revolution
article
|
11
|
1776
|
The Commander-in-Chief's Guard is Formed
article
|
12
|
1776
|
British Invasion Fleet Arrives Off Cape Fear, North Carolina
article
|
14
|
1776
|
John Barry Commissioned by the Continental Navy - Becomes known as the "Father of the American Navy."
article
|
15
|
1781
|
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse - The Beginning of the End of British Rule
article
|
16
|
1751
|
James Madison is Born
article
|
17
|
1776
|
The British Army Abandons Boston
article
|
18
|
1778
|
The Battle of Quinton’s Bridge
article
|
19
|
1734
|
One of the Founding Fathers - Thomas McKean is Born
article
|
22
|
1782
|
Captain James Estill Killed at the Battle of Little Mountain
article
|
23
|
1775
|
Patrick Henry Gives His "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech
article
|
24
|
1782
|
The Toms River Blockhouse Fight
article
|
25
|
1776
|
The Americans Win the Battle of Saint-Pierre
article
|
26
|
1776
|
South Carolina Becomes an Independent State
article
|
27
|
1778
|
Captain Abraham Whipple Runs the USS Columbus Aground
article
|
28
|
1747
|
Benjamin Franklin Writes About His Studies In Electricity
article
|
28
|
1774
|
British Parliament Adopts the Coercive Acts
article
|
29
|
1780
|
The Siege of Charleston Begins
article
|
30
|
1775
|
The New England Restraining Act is Made Law
article
|
Date
|
Year
|
Activity
|
1
|
1789
|
Frederick Muhlenberg Elected First Speaker of the House
article
|
2
|
1792
|
Congress Creates the First United States Mint
article
|
3
|
1776
|
Congress Authorizes Privateers to Capture British Ships
article
|
6
|
1776
|
Continental Navy Loses the Battle of Block Island.
article
|
7
|
1740
|
Financier Haym Salomon is Born.
article
|
12
|
1776
|
North Carolina Is The First State To Call For Independence
article
|
13
|
1743
|
Thomas Jefferson is Born.
article
|
14
|
1789
|
George Washington Learns He is the First President
article
|
15
|
1741
|
Artist Charles Willson Peale is Born
article
|
16
|
1730
|
General, Sir Henry Clinton is Born
article
|
17
|
1790
|
Benjamin Franklin Dies
article
|
18
|
1775
|
Paul Revere Makes His Famous Midnight Ride
article
|
19
|
1775
|
Lexington & Concord - The American Revolution Begins
article
|
22
|
1775
|
Nathan Hale Decides to Join the American Revolution
article
|
25
|
1781
|
General Greene Loses the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill (near Camden, SC)
article
|
26
|
1777
|
British Forces Raid Danbury, Connecticut
article
|
27
|
1773
|
The House of Commons passes the Tea Act
article
|
30
|
1789
|
George Washington Inaugurated First President of the United States.
article
|
Date
|
Year
|
Activity
|
1
|
1778
|
Brigadier General John Lacey Loses the Battle of Crooked Billet
article
|
4
|
1776
|
Rhode Island Is The First State To Declare Independence
article
|
5
|
1775
|
Ben Franklin Returns from Great Britain
article
|
10
|
1775
|
The Siege of Fort_Ticonderoga -
|
10
|
1818
|
Paul Revere Dies - 1818
article
|
11
|
1781
|
General Thomas Sumter Captures Orangeburg
article
|
12
|
1775
|
Seth Warner Captures Fort Crown Point
article
|
12
|
1780
|
The Siege of Charleston Ends
article
|
13
|
1744
|
Captain Abraham Lincoln is Born
article
|
14
|
1607
|
Jamestown Settlement Is Founded
article
|
14
|
1787
|
Constitutional Convention Delegates Begin to Assemble
article
|
15
|
1776
|
Virginia Votes To Declare Independence
article
|
18
|
1778
|
The Mischianza is Thrown for British General Sir William Howe
article
|
19
|
1777
|
Georgia Declaration of Independence Signer Button Gwinnett Dies
article
|
20
|
1774
|
Parliament Shuts Down Self-Rule in Massachusetts
article
|
22
|
1781
|
The Siege of Ninety-Six Begins
article
|
24
|
1775
|
John Hancock Elected President of the Continental Congress
article
|
25
|
1782
|
The Crawford Expedition Begins
article
|
28
|
1754
|
George Washington Starts the French and Indian War
article
|
29
|
1780
|
Banastre Tarleton Wins the Battle of the Waxhaws
article
|
Date
|
Year
|
Activity
|
1
|
1774
|
The Boston Port Act Takes Effect
article
|
2
|
1731
|
Martha Washington is Born
article
|
3
|
1781
|
Jack Jouett Becomes the Paul Revere of the South
article
|
4
|
1738
|
King George III is Born
article
|
5
|
1781
|
The Second Siege of Augusta Comes to an End
article
|
7
|
1780
|
British Turned Back at the Battle of Connecticut Farms
article
|
8
|
1789
|
James Madison Proposes the Bill of Rights
article
|
9
|
1772
|
The Gaspee Incident Occurs
article
|
10
|
1768
|
John Hancock's Ship Liberty is Confiscated
article
|
11
|
1741
|
Doctor Joseph Warren is Born
article
|
12
|
1775
|
The Battle of Machias is the First Naval Battle of the Revolution
article
|
13
|
1783
|
The 1st Rhode Island Regiment is Disbanded
article
|
14
|
1777
|
First American Flag is Officially Adopted
article
|
15
|
1775
|
George Washington Appointed Head of the Continental Army
article
|
17
|
1775
|
Patriots Lose the Battle of Bunker Hill (and Breed’s Hill)
article
|
19
|
1778
|
The Continental Army Leaves Valley Forge
article
|
20
|
1782
|
The Great Seal of the United States is Adopted
article
|
21
|
1788
|
New Hampshire Ratifies the US Constitution
article
|
22
|
1775
|
Nathanael Greene Becomes a General in the Continental Army
article
|
23
|
1780
|
Patriots Win the Battle of Springfield
article
|
27
|
1778
|
Congress Leave York, Pennsylvania for Philadelphia
article
|
28
|
1778
|
The Battle of Monmouth
article
|
29
|
1776
|
The Nancy Explodes At The Battle Of Turtle Gut Inlet
article
|
30
|
1783
|
Congress Reconvenes in Princeton, New Jersey
article
|
Date
|
Year
|
Activity
|
1
|
1776
|
A Cherokee War Campaign Against The Southern Colonies Begins
article
|
2
|
1776
|
The Real Declaration Of Independence Is Made
article
|
2
|
1776
|
Congress Votes for Independence
article
|
3
|
1778
|
The Wyoming Massacre Takes Place
article
|
4
|
1776
|
Independence Day
|
8
|
1779
|
George Washington Makes His Headquarters at West Point
article
|
9
|
1776
|
The Declaration of Independence is Read to Troops in New York City
article
|
10
|
1778
|
George Washington Picnics at Great Falls
article
|
11
|
1782
|
The British Evacuate Savannah, Georgia
article
|
12
|
1776
|
Admiral Howe's Fleet Arrives at Staten Island
article
|
15
|
1779
|
The Battle of Stony Point Begins
article
|
16
|
1776
|
Maryland Has Its Largest Battle of the Revolution
article
|
17
|
1781
|
The Battle of Quinby Bridge and Shubrick's Plantation
article
|
18
|
1792
|
Captain John Paul Jones Dies
article
|
23
|
1793
|
Roger Sherman Dies
article
|
26
|
1774
|
Ben Franklin Becomes the First Postmaster General
article
|
27
|
1778
|
The Battle of Ushant
article
|
28
|
1779
|
The Battle of Fort Freeland
article
|
29
|
1781
|
Loyalists Win the Battle of the House in the Horseshoe
article
|
30
|
1777
|
George Clinton Becomes 1st Governor of New York
article
|
31
|
1871
|
Rachel Fletcher Confirms the Betsy Ross Flag Story
article
|
Date
|
Year
|
Activity
|
1
|
1794
|
Whiskey Rebels Gather to March on Pittsburgh
article
|
2
|
1754
|
Pierre Charles L'Enfant is Born - The Architect of Washington DC
article
|
3
|
1780
|
Benedict Arnold Given Command of West Point
article
|
4
|
1780
|
Bird's Expedition Against Kentucky Comes to an End
article
|
5
|
1781
|
The Battle of Dogger Bank
article
|
6
|
1777
|
New Yorkers Fight at the Battle of Oriskany
article
|
7
|
1782
|
Washington Creates the Purple Heart Award
article
|
8
|
1775
|
Patriots Win the Battle of Gloucester
article
|
9
|
1780
|
The Naval Action of August 9th 1780 Takes Place
article
|
10
|
1774
|
Georgia Patriots Meet at Tondee's Tavern
article
|
12
|
1776
|
Andrew Pickens Wins the Ring Fight
article
|
13
|
1777
|
The Second Battle of Machias
article
|
14
|
1775
|
The Bermuda Gunpowder Plot
article
|
15
|
1782
|
The Siege of Bryan's Station Begins
article
|
16
|
1780
|
The Battle of Camden
article
|
18
|
1780
|
Thomas Sumter Is Routed at the Battle of Fishing Creek
article
|
19
|
1779
|
Major Henry Lee Wins the Battle of Paulus Hook
article
|
20
|
1794
|
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
article
|
21
|
1754
|
Banastre Tarleton is Born
article
|
22
|
1777
|
The Battle of Staten Island
article
|
24
|
1781
|
Lochry's Defeat
article
|
25
|
1777
|
The Philadelphia Campaign Begins
article
|
27
|
1776
|
George Washington Loses the Battle of Long Island
article
|
27
|
1776
|
The Battle of Brooklyn, aka Battle of Long Island
|
29
|
1778
|
The Battle of Rhode Island is Lost
article
|
30
|
1781
|
French Fleet Arrives at the Chesapeake Bay
article
|
Date
|
Year
|
Activity
|
1
|
1777
|
Major McCulloch's Leap
article
|
3
|
1777
|
The Battle of Cooch's Bridge
article
|
4
|
1780
|
The 'Swamp Fox' Wins the Battle of Blue Savannah
article
|
5
|
1774
|
The Continental Congress Meets for the First Time
article
|
7
|
1776
|
The American Turtle (a submersible ship) Attacks the HMS Eagle
article
|
11
|
1777
|
American Loss at the Battle of Brandywine
article
|
13
|
1739
|
Brigadier General Andrew Pickens is Born
article
|
15
|
1776
|
The British Landing at Kip's Bay
article
|
16
|
1722
|
Samuel Adams is Born
article
|
17
|
1787
|
US Constitution is Adopted
article
|
18
|
1819
|
Leader of the American Revolution from New Hampshire - John Langdon Dies
article
|
19
|
1777
|
The Battle of Freeman's Farm - (The First of the Battles of Saratoga)
article
|
20
|
1777
|
The Battle of Paoli
article
|
21
|
1776
|
The Great Fire of New York of 1776
article
|
22
|
1776
|
Nathan Hale is Hanged
article
|
23
|
1780
|
Benedict Arnold's Treason is Discovered
article
|
24
|
1755
|
Chief Justice John Marshall Is Born
article
|
25
|
1775
|
Ethan Allen is Captured
article
|
26
|
1780
|
The Battle of Charlotte
article
|
27
|
1722
|
Samuel Adams is Born
article
|
27
|
1778
|
Baylor's Massacre Takes Place
article
|
28
|
1781
|
The Siege of Yorktown Begins
article
|
29
|
1780
|
British Spy, Major John Andre, is Sentenced to Death
article
|
30
|
1778
|
The Battle of Edgar's Lane
article
|
Date
|
Year
|
Activity
|
2
|
1775
|
Benedict Arnold Passes Norridgewock Falls
article
|
4
|
1777
|
The Battle of Germantown
article
|
7
|
1780
|
The Battle of Kings Mountain
article
|
9
|
1781
|
The Bombardment of Yorktown Begins
article
|
10
|
1775
|
General William Howe Replaces Lt. General Thomas Gage
article
|
11
|
1776
|
The Battle of Valcour Island Begins
article
|
12
|
1776
|
British Troops Sail Up The East River
article
|
13
|
1792
|
George Washington Lays the Cornerstone of the White House
article
|
14
|
1780
|
The Battle of Shallow Ford
article
|
15
|
1778
|
The Affair at Little Egg Harbor
article
|
16
|
1780
|
The Royalton Raid
article
|
17
|
1777
|
The Americans Win the Battles of Saratoga
article
|
19
|
1774
|
The Peggy Stewart Burned
article
|
19
|
1781
|
Cornwallis Surrenders at Yorktown
article
|
20
|
1777
|
Robert Howe Promoted to Major General
article
|
21
|
1797
|
The USS Constitution is Launched
article
|
23
|
1777
|
British Fleet Defeated On The Delaware River
article
|
24
|
1821
|
New Jersey Patriot Elias Boudinot Dies
article
|
25
|
1764
|
John and Abigail Adams Are Married
article
|
26
|
1776
|
Benjamin Franklin Sets Sail For France
article
|
27
|
1787
|
First of the Federalist Papers Is Published
article
|
Date
|
Year
|
Activity
|
1
|
1765
|
Stamp Act Officially Takes Effect
article
|
2
|
1783
|
George Washington Issues Farewell Orders to the Continental Army
article
|
3
|
1777
|
George Washington Learns of the Conway Cabal
article
General William Alexander (Lord Stirling) Dies
related article
|
3
|
1791
|
Vermont Ratifies the Bill of Rights
article
|
4
|
1778
|
Admiral D'Estaing Leaves For The West Indies
article
|
5
|
1780
|
De La Balme's Defeat
article
|
8
|
1800
|
Fire Destroys Revolutionary War Records in War Department
article
|
9
|
1780
|
General Thomas Sumter Wins the Battle of Fishdam Ford
article
|
10
|
1782
|
Last Battle of the American Revolution is Fought
article
|
12
|
1775
|
Abigail Adams Reveals Anger Toward Great Britain
article
|
13
|
1775
|
General Richard Montgomery Takes Montreal
article
|
15
|
1777
|
Articles of Confederation Are Approved
article
|
16
|
1776
|
Americans Lose the Battle of Fort Washington
article
|
17
|
1775
|
Henry Knox Begins the Knox Expedition
article
|
19
|
1794
|
John Jay's Treaty is Signed
article
|
20
|
1728
|
Ben Franklin Publishes Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion
article
|
21
|
1775
|
Continental Congress Writes to Oswald Eve
article
|
22
|
1783
|
Maryland Patriot Leader John Hanson Dies
article
|
23
|
1730
|
General William Moultrie Is Born
article
|
24
|
1778
|
North Carolina Wins the Battle of Midway Church
article
|
25
|
1783
|
The Last British Soldiers Evacuate the United States
article
|
26
|
1727
|
General Artemas Ward is Born
article
|
27
|
1773
|
Tea Ship Dartmouth Arrives in Boston Harbor
article
|
29
|
1775
|
USS Lee Captures British Brigantine Nancy
article
|
30
|
1782
|
Preliminary Treaty of Paris is Signed
article
|
Date
|
Year
|
Activity
|
3
|
1780
|
General Nathanael Greene Takes Over the Southern Department
article
|
5
|
1777
|
Battle of White Marsh Begins
article
|
7
|
1776
|
Marquis de Lafayette Arranges To Fight With The Americans
article
|
9
|
1775
|
American Victory at the Battle of Great Bridge
article
|
10
|
1778
|
John Jay is Elected President of the Continental Congress
article
|
12
|
1776
|
Continental Congress Leaves Philadelphia Fearing British Invasion
article
|
14
|
1799
|
George Washington Dies at Mount Vernon
article
|
15
|
1791
|
United States Ratifies the Bill of Rights
article
|
16
|
1773
|
Boston Tea Party Takes Place
article
|
17
|
1777
|
French Government Formally Recognizes the United States
article
|
18
|
1787
|
New Jersey is the Third State to Ratify the US Constitution
article
|
19
|
1777
|
Continental Army Begins Encampment at Valley Forge.
article
|
20
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1776
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New Jersey Militiamen Skirmish with British Patrol at Howell's Ferry
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21
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1776
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The Skirmish at Petticoat Bridge Draws Away Support From Trenton
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22
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1775
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Esek Hopkins Appointed Commander-in-Chief of Continental Navy
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23
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1776
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Thomas Paine's The American Crisis is Read to the Continental Army
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24
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1776
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The Brigantine General Arnold Leaves Boston On Its Fateful Mission
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25
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1776
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George Washington Crosses the Delaware River
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26
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1776
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The Americans Win the Battle of Trenton
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27
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1782
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The Battle of Cedar Bridge is Fought
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28
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1732
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Ben Franklin Publishes the First Poor Richard's Almanack
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29
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1778
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Savannah, Georgia Is Captured By The British Army
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