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Poor Richard's Almanack
Benjamin Franklin begins to write the Poor Richard's Almanack. https://mrhousch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/PoorRichardsAlamanackProverbs.pdf -
Lighting
Benjamin Franklin created the lighting rod and completed his famous lightning rod experiment. https://www.fi.edu/benjamin-franklin/kite-key-experiment -
The Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell is ordered so it could be used to celebrate Pennsylvania's 50th anniversary.http://www.christianheritagemins.org/articles/The%20Liberty%20Bell.pdf -
Mail man
The Second Continental Congress, with the help of Benjamin Franklin, establishes the first mail system.
https://www.personal.psu.edu/jtk187/art2/mail.htm#:~:text=In%20North%20America%2C%20the%20mail%20system%20began%20in,Later%2C%20in%201683%2C%20William%20Penn%20opened%20Pennsylvania%E2%80%99s%20first -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a protest against the English by the American colonists that turned into a massacre still recognized today.
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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was a rebellion in Boston against England where colonists dressed as Indians, Boarded the docked English Merchant ships and threw hundreds of pounds of tea over bored. https://www.umbc.edu/che/tahlessons/pdf/Colonial_Tea_Parties_RS_3.pdf -
Lexington and Concorde
These two fights began the American Revolution. http://www.americanyawp.com/text/05-the-american-revolution/ -
The Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress approved The Declaration of Independence on July 4th. http://www.americanyawp.com/text/09-democracy-in-america/ -
The Revolution Ends
The American Revolution ended because of a treaty made with France. http://www.americanyawp.com/text/05-the-american-revolution/ -
The Constitution is signed
The war is over and the constitution is signed. http://www.americanyawp.com/text/05-the-american-revolution/ -
The French Revolution
The French Revolution begins having been inspired by the Americans. [https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255s13/French_Revolution_Lecture/French%20Revolution%20introduction.pdf](https:www.timetoast.com) -
The Capital
Philadelphia is declared the temporary capital of the United States. https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-16/ -
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is ratified. http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/edumat/hreduseries/hereandnow/Part-5/9_us-bill-of-rights.htm