Making of America
In the early morning hours of this day in 1777, British General John Burgoyne launches a three-column attack against General Horatio...
Making of America
On this day in 1793, George Washington lays the cornerstone to the United States Capitol building, the home of the legislative branch of...
Making of America
At 6 a.m. on this day in 1778, Mohawk Indian chief and British Loyalist leader Joseph Brant leads a force of 150 Iroquois Indians and 300...
Making of America
On this day in 1776, General George Washington arrives at Harlem Heights, on the northern end of Manhattan, and takes command of a group...
Making of America
On this day in 1779, French Commander Charles Count d’Estaing captures two British frigates and two British supply ships in the Savannah...
Making of America
On this day in 1779, American Colonel Daniel Brodhead concludes an ambitious assault against the Seneca Indians throughout the Allegheny...
Making of America
On this day in 1806, Charles James Fox, first foreign secretary of the United Kingdom and vocal supporter of American independence, dies...
Making of America
On this day in 1777, the Continental Congress receives a letter from Continental Army General George Washington informing them of the...
Making of America
On the afternoon of this day in 1777, General Sir William Howe and General Charles Cornwallis launch a full-scale British attack on...
Making of America
On this day in 1776, General George Washington asks for a volunteer for an extremely dangerous mission: to gather intelligence behind...