Making of America
After years of poor health, Peyton Randolph, former president of the Continental Congress, dies on this day in 1775 at the age of 54....
Making of America
The Continental Congress of the United States elects former congressman Henry Laurens minister to Holland on this day in 1779. Laurens’...
Making of America
On this day in 1774, the First Continental Congress creates the Continental Association, which calls for a complete ban on all trade...
Making of America
Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown, Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a larger...
Making of America
On this day in 1767, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon complete their survey of the boundary between the colonies of Pennsylvania and...
Making of America
British general and playwright John Burgoyne surrenders 5,000 British and Hessian troops to American General Horatio Gates at Saratoga,...
Making of America
The first public statement against the British Parliament’s Tea Act was a document printed in the Pennsylvania Gazette on this day in...
Making of America
A combined force of 1,000 British regulars, Hessians, Loyalists and Indians, led by Loyalist Sir John Johnson and Mohawk Chief Joseph...
Making of America
In the early morning hours of October 14, 1780, a contingent of approximately 350 Patriot troops from the North Carolina and Virginia...
Making of America
On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress authorizes construction and administration of the first American naval force—the precursor...