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Saturday, 31 January 2026
Mar 23 Patrick Henry proclaims "Give me liberty or give me death". 
Apr 07 Francis C Lowell, founded 1st raw cotton-to-cloth textile mill
Apr 08 Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general/Napoleon's wife Marie lover
Apr 11 Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer.
Apr 11 The last execution for witchcraft in Germany takes place
Apr 14 1st abolitionist society in US organizes in Phila.
Apr 18 American colonial patriot Paul Revere made his famous ride from Lexington to Concord, Massachusetts, warning the American people that the British “redcoats” had landed and will soon arrive
Apr 18 At about 10 p.m., three men took to their horses to ride from Boston to Concord, MA to warn the citizens of the approaching British army. The famous poem, "Paul Revere's Ride", by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, glorified the Bostonian as the lone rider. He was, in fact, accompanied by William Dawes and Samuel Prescott. Only Prescott made it all the way to Concord. Revere was nabbed by a British cavalry patrol near Lexington, MA (Dawes and Prescott escaped).
Apr 18 Paul Revere and William Dawes warn "British are coming!"
Apr 18 Paul Revere and William Dawes warn "the British are coming!"
Apr 19 Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world"
Apr 19 Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon.
Apr 19 Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon. A shot is fired and the American revolution begins at the Lexington Common. That was the "shot heard round the world"
Apr 20 British begin siege of Boston.
Apr 20 In this year, British begin siege of Boston As a result, New York formally adopts new constitution as an independent state.
Apr 21 Alexander Anderson, US, engraver/illustrator (Shakespeare).
Apr 22 Georg Hermes, German philosopher/theologist (Hermenianen)
Apr 23 J.M Turner, English artist is born.
Apr 23 Joseph Mallord Turner, England, landscape painter (Shipwreck)
Apr 23 Opera "Il Ré Pastore" is produced (Salzburg).
May 01 Influenza in England.
May 01 Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, composer
May 07 Turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria.
May 10 2nd Cont Congress convenes in Pa issues paper currency for 1st time.
May 10 2nd Continental Congress convened in Pennsylvania; issues paper currency for inaugural time
May 10 Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution
May 10 Second Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander
May 10 The second Continental Congress convened in Pennsylvania; issues paper currency for inaugural time
May 17 American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada
May 17 In Philadelphia Pennsylvania, US Continental Congress bans trade with Canada. (I wonder what we did?)
May 20 Citizens of Mecklenburg County, NC declare independence of Britain.
May 20 Citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina declare independence of Britain
May 21 Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano
Jun 07 The United Colonies change their name to the United States
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