Making of America
In a duel held in Weehawken, New Jersey, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shoots his long-time political antagonist Alexander Hamilton....
Making of America
Colonel William Barton of the Rhode Island Patriot militia captures British General Richard Prescott, from his bed, during the early...
Making of America
On this day in 1777, New York elects Brigadier General George Clinton as the first governor of the independent state of New York. Clinton...
Making of America
On this day in 1776, a 2,000-pound copper-and-tin bell now known as the “Liberty Bell” rings out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State...
Making of America
On this day in 1777, British and Patriot forces in the Saratoga campaign engage in the only battle fought in Vermont territory during the...
Making of America
On this day in 1775, one day after restating their fidelity to King George III and wishing him “a long and prosperous reign” in the Olive...
Making of America
On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition, written by John Dickinson, which appeals directly to King...
Making of America
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of the...
Making of America
On this day in 1775, George Washington rides out in front of the American troops gathered at Cambridge common in Massachusetts and draws...
Making of America
On this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress, assembled in Philadelphia, formally adopts Richard Henry Lee’s resolution for...
