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Samuel Adams is born
Watch An American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution -
George Washington is born
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During the American Revolution, he led the colonial forces to victory over the British. In 1787, he was elected president of the convention that wrote the U.S. Constitution. Two years later, Washington became America’s first president. Realizing that the way he handled the job would impact how future presidents approached the position, he handed down a legacy of strength, integrity and national purpose. -
Thomas Paine is born
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On January 29, 1737, Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, England. In 1776, he published Common Sense, a strong defense of American Independence from England. He traveled with the Continental Army and wasn't a success as a soldier, but he produced The American Crisis (1776-83), which helped inspire the Army. -
John Howe is born
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A printer and Postmaster in Halifax, the father of the famous Joseph Howe, a spy prior to the War of 1812, and eventually a Magistrate of the Colony of Nova Scotia. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts Bay colony. He spread the loyalist beliefs as much as he could in order to keep people loyal to the kind. -
American Guns are innovated
Watch~Brown Bess
1762 | English | .75 Caliber
~Charleville
1766 | French | .69 Caliber
~Pennsylvania Rifle
1720 | American | .50 Caliber
ocal governments maintained limited arsenals and powder supplies to support their militias. They would be the first to taste war, and that war was increasingly imminent. It was their local supply of gunpowder that prompted the British march on Lexington and Concord in their search and destroy mission to uncover militia military supplies. -
Partition of Poland
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In 1772, 1793, and 1795, Austria, Prussia, and Russia divide land and people of Poland, end its independence. The result of these partitions is the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years. As a result of the Partitions, the people of Poland were forced to seek a change of status quo in Europe. -
The Boston Tea Party
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British Parliament adjusted import duties with the passage of the Tea Act in 1773. While buyers in Charleston, New York, and Philadelphia rejected tea shipments, merchants in Boston refused to concede to Patriot pressure. On December 16, a large meeting at the Old South Church was told of Hutchinson’s final refusal. About midnight, watched by a large crowd, Adams and a small group of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Indians -
The Rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes
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British troops march out of Boston on a mission to confiscate the American arsenal at Concord and to capture Patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock, who were hiding at Lexington. Paul Revere and William Dawes set out on horseback from the city to warn Adams and Hancock. Revere arrived in Lexington shortly before Dawes, but together they warned Adams and Hancock. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
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-Started the American Revolutionary war
Starting in 1764, Great Britain enacted a series of measures aimed at raising revenue from its 13 American colonies.
The result of these measures resulted in violence and led to the Battle of Lexington and Concord
“Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts." -
Battle of Bunker Hill
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On June 17, some 2,200 British forces landed on the Charlestown Peninsula then marched to Bunker Hill.
"Despite losing their strategic positions, the battle was a significant morale-builder for the inexperienced Americans, convincing them that patriotic dedication could overcome superior British military might. " -
The Declaration of Independance is signed
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In mid-June 1776, a five-man committee including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin was tasked with drafting a formal statement of the colonies’ intentions. In general terms, the colonists effectively stated that seeking independence from Britain had become “necessary” for the colonies. -
Inoculation
WatchInoculation (also known as vaccination) is a historical method for
The prevention of smallpox by deliberate introduction into the skin of material from smallpox pustules. This generally produced a less severe infection than naturally-acquired smallpox, but still induced immunity to it -
Captain James Cooke finds Hawaii
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The English explorer Captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands when he sails past the island of Oahu. Two days later, he landed at Waimea on the island of Kauai and named the island group the Sandwich Islands, in honor of John Montague, who was the earl of Sandwich. -
Invisible Ink
WatchMade of just Gallic acid and iron sulphate, invisible ink was used during for the Battle of Yorktown. It was used by loyalist spies to signal the colonists about British invasions. In July, a French fleet is sighted off Rhode Island. The British intended to launch a surprise attack on them but due to the colonists receiving the invisible ink letter, the British are forced to abandon their French surprise attack and deal with Washington’s approach. -
Herschel discovers Uranus
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He was doing some regular checks in the sky when he noticed a new object in the sky. It turned out to be a planet, in which he named Uranus. -
The Battle of Yorktown
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The Battle of Yorktown was the last major engagement of the American Revolution (1775-1783) and was fought September 28 to October 19, 1781. General Washington commanded the Americans, Lieutenant General de Rochambeau commanded the French and Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis commanded the British.
