Making of America
On this day in 1776, Admiral Richard Howe and General William Howe, “the King’s Commissioners for restoring Peace,” issue a proclamation...
Making of America
On this day in 1775, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, establishes a Committee of Secret Correspondence. The...
Making of America
After the judgment and loyalty of Silas Deane is called into question, Congress appoints John Adams to succeed Deane as the commissioner...
Making of America
On this day in 1746, Robert R. (or R.R.) Livingston—later known as “the Chancellor”—becomes the first of nine children eventually born to...
Making of America
Peyton Randolph is returned to Williamsburg, Virginia, for re-interment at his alma mater, the College of William and Mary. Randolph had...
Making of America
On this day in 1783, nearly three months after the Treaty of Paris was signed ending the American Revolution, the last British soldiers...
Making of America
On this day in 1807, Mohawk Chief Thayendanegea, also known by his English name, Joseph Brant, dies at his home in Burlington, Ontario....
Making of America
On this day in 1749, Edward Rutledge, one of South Carolina’s representatives to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, is born in...
Making of America
On this day in 1783, John Hanson, the first president of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation, dies in his home...
Making of America
In what proved a fateful decision on this day in 1776, Continental Commander in Chief General George Washington writes to General Charles...
