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The Ladies of Trenton social club hosted a reception for President-elect George Washington as he journeyed to New York C
Fletcher Christian, the acting lieutenant on board the Royal Navy ship Bounty, led a mutiny against the commander Willia
George Washington (pictured) took the oath of office as the first president of the United States at Federal Hall in New
French Revolution: Jacques Necker was dismissed as Director-General of Finances of France, sparking public…
The Bastille, a fortress and prison in Paris, was stormed by a crowd during the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia with the intention of revising the Articles of Confederation of the Un
The proprietors of King's Chapel, Boston, voted to adopt James Freeman's Book of Common Prayer, thus establishing the fi
Second Anglo-Mysore War: British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French and Mysorean
The States General of the Dutch Republic received John Adams, and the house he had purchased in The Hague became the fir
The States General of the Dutch Republic received John Adams, and the house he had purchased in The Hague became the fir
American Revolutionary War: US Colonel William Crawford began a failed expedition to destroy British-allied American Ind
The Congress of the Confederation adopted the Great Seal of the United States (obverse pictured), used to authenticate d
American Revolutionary War: Five American privateer vessels raided the British settlement at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia…
American Revolutionary War: Jack Jouett (pictured) rode 40 miles (64 km) to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legis
American Revolutionary War: Jack Jouett rode 40 miles (64 km) to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of B
Negotiated by Russian and French mediators, the Treaty of Teschen was signed by Austria and Prussia, leading to the end
Negotiated by Russian and French mediators, the Treaty of Teschen was signed by Austria and Prussia, leading to the end
American Revolutionary War: French troops landed near St. George's, Grenada, and began their capture of the island.
American Revolutionary War: Loyalists and Iroquois killed over 300 Patriots at the Battle of Wyoming in Pennsylvania.