May 12 Turgot, French minister of Finance, resigns

May 04 Rhode Island declares independence from England

May 02 France &Spain agree to donate arms to American rebels

May 01 Adam Weishaupt founds the secret society of Illuminati

Jan 16 Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks

Jan 02 Austria ends interrogation torture

Jan 02 Austria ends interrogation torture

Jan 10 "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, published

Jan 05 Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its first state constitution

Jan 01 General George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag

Jan 02 First revolutionary flag displayed

Jan 05 Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its first state constitution

Jan 10 Thomas Paine publishes his famous pamphlet, Common Sense.

Jan 02 First revolutionary flag displayed

Apr 01 Ships carrying 1,124 United Empire Loyalists arrive at Halifax from Boston; many with the British Army; in all, 40,000 Americans remain loyal.

Apr 03 Washington receives honorary Ll.D. degree from Harvard College

Apr 04 Continental Navy frigate Columbus captures HM Tender Hawke, first American capture of British armed vessel

Apr 06 Sloop-of-war Ranger, frigate Queen of France and frigate Warren capture British Hibernia and 7 other vessels

Apr 12 Halifax resolution for independence adopted by North Carolina

Nov 18 Hessians capture Fort Lee, NJ

Nov 01 San Juan Capistrano Mission founded in California

Nov 16 Hessians capture Fort Washington, Manhattan

Sep 09 Continental Congress renames "United Colonies," "United States"

Sep 22 American patriot, captain Nathan Hale executed for spying

Sep 10 George Washington asks for a spy volunteer, Nathan Hale volunteers

Sep 15 British forces capture Kip's Bay Manhattan during the Revolution

Sep 17 Presidio of SF forms as a Spanish fort

Sep 21 Great fire in NY

Jun 10 The Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Declaration of Independence.

Jun 12 Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights

Jun 29 Mission Dolores founded by SF Bay

Jun 07 Richard Lee (VA) moves Decl of Independence in Continental Congress

Jun 29 Va state constitution adopted &Patrick Henry made governor

Jun 11 The birth of John Constable, English painter

Jun 28 Charleston, SC repulses British sea attack

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