Making of America
On this day in 1806, Revolutionary war veteran and future President Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel. Born in the Waxhaws...
Making of America
On this day in 1754, a 22-year-old lieutenant colonel of the Virginia militia named George Washington successfully defeats a party of...
Making of America
On this day in 1813, former President Thomas Jefferson writes former President John Adams to let him know that their mutual friend, Dr....
Making of America
With George Washington presiding, the Constitutional Convention formally convenes on this day in 1787. The convention faced a daunting...
Making of America
On this day in 1775, John Hancock is elected president of the Second Continental Congress. John Hancock is best known for his large...
Making of America
At Sag Harbor, New York, Patriot troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs capture several British vessels and...
Making of America
On this day in 1758, 10-year-old Mary Campbell is abducted from her home in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, by Lenape Indians; she...
Making of America
On this day in 1778, British forces from Philadelphia attempt to trap 2,200 Continentals defending Valley Forge led by Marquis de...
Making of America
On this day in 1795, Josiah Bartlett, a New Hampshire Patriot and signatory of the Declaration of Independence who also served as the...
Making of America
On this day in 1783, the first United Empire Loyalists, known to American Patriots as Tories, arrive in Canada to take refuge under the...
