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Battle of Jumonville Glen
Forces led by George Washington kill french Canadian officer Joseph Coulon de Jumonville in present day Pennsylvania friendly Indians informed Washington that some 50 French soldiers and Indians were camped in a hidden ravine only 15 miles away. Convinced that the French intended to attack, Washington decided to strike first. i chose this event because i lie George Washinton. -
Battle at Rossbach
Prussians against an army comprising mainly French troops and the Reichsarmée with a contingent of Austrians fought on march 5 1757.i chose this event because i like battles. -
French Huguenot Jean Calas
French Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspires Voltaire to begin campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform. A panel of forty judges sat in Paris to hear the case against Calas once again. The verdict they issued, 250 years ago this week, “echoed and re-echoed” in Europe and beyond. . I chose this event because it sounded cool. -
British pass Townshend Revenue Act levying taxes on America
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. But American colonists, who had no representation in Parliament, saw it as an abuse of power. i chose this event because it is about america. -
1st naval attack of Revolutionary War
1st naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place in Providence, Rhode Island. In a violent waterborne assault a group of angry watermen and Sons of Liberty attacked the Royal Navy schooner Gaspee in Narragansett Bay, shot the captain and wounded some of his men, and burned the ship to the water. i chose this event because it sounded fun to do. -
General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces
General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, New Jersey. George Washington manages to evade conflict with General Charles Cornwallis, who had been dispatched to Trenton to bag the fox (Washington), and wins several encounters with the British rear guard, as it departs Princeton for Trenton, New Jersey. i chose this event because i like the revolutionary war. -
1st US commercial bank
1st US commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia.The 1780's saw widespread economic disruption. The new nation’s leaders had their work cut out for them: reestablishing commerce and industry, repaying war debt, restoring the value of the currency, and lowering inflationNot everyone agreed with Hamilton’s plan. i chose this event because banks are cool. -
Titania & Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel
Titania & Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel. Although Herschel reported observing four other moons at the time, the Royal Astronomical Society would later determine that this claim was spurious.i chose this event because it was a cool discovery. -
US Presidential Succession Act passed
US Presidential Succession Act passed. n 1886 Congress replaced the two congressional officials in the line of succession with cabinet officers, in the order of their agencies’ creation. I chose this event because it was interesting. -
The Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent: British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeats larger Spanish fleet under Admiral Don José de Córdoba y Ramos near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Captain Horatio Nelson distinguishes himself. South-west coast of Portugal, to the north-west of the Spanish naval port of Cadiz. I chose this event because it seemed cool. -
US Army Corps of Engineers established
US Army Corps of Engineers established (2nd time) . i chose this event because the army is cool. -
George Canning becomes British Foreign Secretary
George Canning becomes British Foreign Secretary. Actions in the Napoleonic Wars that occurred during Canning’s first tenure of the foreign secretaryship included the seizure of the Danish fleet (his own brilliant planning) and the unfortunate expedition to Walcheren Island off the Schelde River, in the Netherlands. -
Swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon
Swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon. Sweden lost most of her Pomeranian possessions east of the Oder river in the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and in 1720. I did this event because Napoleon is cool. -
Mississippi Territory
Mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory & Mississippi. he Alabama Territory was carved from the Mississippi Territory on August 15, 1817 and lasted until December 14, 1819, when it was admitted to the Union as the twenty-second state. I did this event because i like Mississippi. -
Alexis St. Martin shot in the stomach
Alexis St. Martin shot in the stomach and treated by physician William Beaumont on Mackinac Island. Leads Beaumont to conduct digestion experiments through hole in St. Martin's stomach. i chose this event because it interested me. -
First US newspaper
First US newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" owned and operated by African Americans begins publishing in New York City. Founded by Rev. Peter Williams, Jr. and other free black men in New York City, it was published weekly as a four-page, four-column newspaper, starting with the March 16, 1827 issue. Freedom's Journal circulated in 11 states, the District of Columbia. I chose this event because it was cool how the first news paper published was by an African American. -
Anti-Slavery Society
New England Anti-Slavery Society organizes (Boston). founded January 1, 1832, Boston, Massachusetts, in the black Baptist church on Belknap Street. Its principal founder was William Lloyd Garrison. I chose this event because slavery sucks. -
The Republic of Texas
US President Andrew Jackson and Congress recognize the Republic of Texas. The United States recognized Texan independence on March 3, 1836, when U.S. President Andrew Jackson nominated Alcée La Branche as Minister to Texas. i chose this event because i like Andrew Jackson. -
Indians land in Ohio
Indians land in Ohio, a 12 square mile area in Upper Sandusky.nd federally-recognized Indian tribes, including Lakota, Sioux & Cherokee. I chose this event because Indians are cool. -
capital punishment
Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment. for our state, by statute in 1846, was the first government in the English-speaking world to abolish capital punishment for murder and lesser crimes. Our state has never restored it. Since 1964, Michigan's constitution has prohibited it. I chose this event because it sounded interesting.
