Making of America
On this day in 1779, American Brigadier General Anthony Wayne launches a coup de main against British fortifications at Stony Point, New...
Making of America
On this day in 1789, only one day after the fall of the Bastille marked the beginning of a new revolutionary regime in France, the French...
Making of America
On this day in 1798, one of the most egregious breaches of the U.S. Constitution in history becomes federal law when Congress passes the...
Making of America
On this day in 1780, Philadelphia lawyer Captain Christian Huck and 130 Loyalist cavalry, belonging to British Lieutenant Colonel...
Making of America
On this day in 1782, British Royal Governor Sir James Wright, along with several civil officials and military officers, flee the city of...
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...
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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...
