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✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ The Revolutionary War Calendar ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
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January
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Date
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Year
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Activity
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1
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1752
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Betsy Ross is Born
article
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2
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1777
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The Americans Win the Battle of Assunpink Creek
article
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3
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1777
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American Victory at the Battle of Princeton article
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4
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1776
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Samuel Nicholas Leads The First Us Marines Mission
article
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5
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1781
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Benedict Arnold Captures and Destroys Richmond, Virginia
article
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7
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1789
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The First Electoral College is Chosen
article
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8
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1776
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General John Burgoyne's Play the Blockade of Boston is Interrupted
article
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9
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1776
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Thomas Paine Publishes 'Common Sense'.
article
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10
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1779
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John Paul Jones Takes Command of the Bonhomme Richard.
article
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11
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1755
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Alexander Hamilton is Born
article
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13
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1783
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The Newburgh Conspiracy Brings its Demands to Philadelphia
article
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14
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1784
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The Treaty of Paris Brings the American Revolution to a Close
article
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15
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1783
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General William Alexander (Lord Stirling) Dies
article
Washington Learns of Conway Cabal
related article
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17
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1781
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General Daniel Morgan Wins the Battle of Cowpens
article
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19
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1770
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The Battle of Golden Hill - 1st Blood Shed in the American Revolution
article
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20
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1781
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The Pompton Mutiny Begins
article
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21
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1738
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Colonel Ethan Allen is Born
article
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22
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1832
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Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley (Molly Pitcher) Dies
article
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24
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1781
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Light-Horse Harry Lee and Francis Marion Attack Georgetown
article
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25
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1780
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Presbyterian Church Burned at Elizabethtown, New Jersey
article
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26
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1779
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Georgia Patriots Make A Stand At Burke County Jail
article
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February
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Date
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Year
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Activity
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1
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1781
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North Carolina Militia Fight at the Battle of Cowan's Ford
article
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2
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1781
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Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Gives Her Coins to General Nathanael Greene
article
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3
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1779
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General William Moultrie Wins the Battle of Beaufort
article
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4
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1783
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King George III Declares a Permanent Ceasefire to the American Revolution
article
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5
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1803
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Brigadier General Moses Hazen Dies
article
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6
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1808
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Anna Maria Lane Receives a Revolutionary War Veterans Pension
article
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8
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1778
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Daniel Boone is Captured by a British/Shawnee War Party
article
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9
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1782
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General Lachlan McIntosh is Exchanged for General Charles O'Hara
article
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11
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1781
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Colonel John Laurens Sets Sail For France on the USS Alliance
article
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12
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1746
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Revolutionary War Hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko is Born
article
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13
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1818
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General George Rogers Clark Dies
article
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14
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1779
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The Battle of Kettle Creek is Won by the Patriots
article
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15
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1726
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Abraham Clark is Born
article
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16
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1724
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South Carolina Patriot Christopher Gadsden is Born
article
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17
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1765
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The House of Commons Passes the Stamp Act
article
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19
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1807
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Aaron Burr Is Arrested For Treason
article
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20
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1726
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Colonel William Prescott is Born
article
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21
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1787
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Confederation Congress Approves a New Constitutional Convention
article
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22
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1770
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Christopher Seider, First Casualty of the American Revolution
article
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23
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1778
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Baron von Steuben Arrives at Valley Forge
article
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24
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1781
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Pyle's Massacre Takes Place in North Carolina
article
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25
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1779
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The British Surrender Fort Sackville
article
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25
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1746
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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney is Born
article
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26
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1839
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Sybil Ludington, the Female Paul Revere, Dies
article
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27
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1776
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The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
article
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28
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1775
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Colonel William Washington is Born
article
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March
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Date
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Year
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Activity
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3
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1779
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Patriots Lose the Battle of Brier Creek
article
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4
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1776
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George Washington Takes Dorchester Heights
article
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5
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1770
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The Boston Massacre Leaves Five Dead Civilians article 1
Five Die in Boston Massacre (including Crispus Attucks) article 2
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6
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1745
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Casimir Pulaski Is Born
article
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10
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1783
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Last Naval Battle of the American Revolution
article
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11
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1776
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The Commander-in-Chief's Guard is Formed
article
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12
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1776
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British Invasion Fleet Arrives Off Cape Fear, North Carolina
article
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14
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1776
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John Barry Commissioned by the Continental Navy -
Becomes known as the "Father of the American Navy."
article
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15
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1781
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The Battle of Guilford Courthouse - The Beginning of the End of British Rule
article
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16
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1751
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James Madison is Born
article
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17
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1776
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The British Army Abandons Boston
article
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18
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1778
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The Battle of Quinton’s Bridge
article
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19
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1734
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One of the Founding Fathers - Thomas McKean is Born
article
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22
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1782
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Captain James Estill Killed at the Battle of Little Mountain
article
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23
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1775
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Patrick Henry Gives His "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech
article
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24
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1782
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The Toms River Blockhouse Fight
article
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25
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1776
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The Americans Win the Battle of Saint-Pierre
article
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26
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1776
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South Carolina Becomes an Independent State
article
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27
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1778
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Captain Abraham Whipple Runs the USS Columbus Aground
article
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28
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1747
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Benjamin Franklin Writes About His Studies In Electricity
article
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28
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1774
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British Parliament Adopts the Coercive Acts
article
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29
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1780
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The Siege of Charleston Begins
article
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30
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1775
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The New England Restraining Act is Made Law
article
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April
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Date
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Year
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Activity
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1
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1789
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Frederick Muhlenberg Elected First Speaker of the House
article
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2
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1792
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Congress Creates the First United States Mint
article
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3
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1776
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Congress Authorizes Privateers to Capture British Ships
article
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6
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1776
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Continental Navy Loses the Battle of Block Island.
article
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7
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1740
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Financier Haym Salomon is Born.
article
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12
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1776
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North Carolina Is The First State To Call For Independence
article
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13
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1743
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Thomas Jefferson is Born.
article
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14
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1789
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George Washington Learns He is the First President
article
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15
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1741
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Artist Charles Willson Peale is Born
article
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16
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1730
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General, Sir Henry Clinton is Born
article
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17
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1790
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Benjamin Franklin Dies
article
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18
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1775
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Paul Revere Makes His Famous Midnight Ride
article
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19
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1775
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Lexington & Concord - The American Revolution Begins
article
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22
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1775
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Nathan Hale Decides to Join the American Revolution
article
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25
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1781
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General Greene Loses the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill (near Camden, SC)
article
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26
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1777
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British Forces Raid Danbury, Connecticut
article
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30
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1789
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George Washington Inaugurated First President of the United States.
article
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May
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Date
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Year
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Activity
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1
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1778
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Brigadier General John Lacey Loses the Battle of Crooked Billet
article
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4
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1776
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Rhode Island Is The First State To Declare Independence
article
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5
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1775
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Ben Franklin Returns from Great Britain
article
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10
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1775
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The Siege of Fort_Ticonderoga -
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10
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1818
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Paul Revere Dies - 1818
article
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11
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1781
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General Thomas Sumter Captures Orangeburg
article
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12
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1775
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Seth Warner Captures Fort Crown Point
article
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12
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1780
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The Siege of Charleston Ends
article
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13
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1744
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Captain Abraham Lincoln is Born
article
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14
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1607
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Jamestown Settlement Is Founded
article
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14
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1787
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Constitutional Convention Delegates Begin to Assemble
article
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15
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1776
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Virginia Votes To Declare Independence
article
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18
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1778
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The Mischianza is Thrown for British General Sir William Howe
article
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19
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1777
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Georgia Declaration of Independence Signer Button Gwinnett Dies
article
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20
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1774
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Parliament Shuts Down Self-Rule in Massachusetts
article
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22
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1781
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The Siege of Ninety-Six Begins
article
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24
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1775
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John Hancock Elected President of the Continental Congress
article
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25
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1782
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The Crawford Expedition Begins
article
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28
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1754
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George Washington Starts the French and Indian War
article
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29
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1780
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Banastre Tarleton Wins the Battle of the Waxhaws
article
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June
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Date
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Year
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Activity
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1
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1774
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The Boston Port Act Takes Effect
article
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2
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1731
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Martha Washington is Born
article
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3
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1781
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Jack Jouett Becomes the Paul Revere of the South
article
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4
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1738
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King George III is Born
article
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5
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1781
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The Second Siege of Augusta Comes to an End
article
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7
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1780
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British Turned Back at the Battle of Connecticut Farms
article
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8
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1789
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James Madison Proposes the Bill of Rights
article
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9
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1772
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The Gaspee Incident Occurs
article
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10
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1768
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John Hancock's Ship Liberty is Confiscated
article
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11
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1741
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Doctor Joseph Warren is Born
article
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12
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1775
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The Battle of Machias is the First Naval Battle of the Revolution
article
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13
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1783
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The 1st Rhode Island Regiment is Disbanded
article
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14
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1777
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First American Flag is Officially Adopted
article
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15
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1775
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George Washington Appointed Head of the Continental Army
article
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17
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1775
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Patriots Lose the Battle of Bunker Hill (and Breed’s Hill)
article
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19
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1778
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The Continental Army Leaves Valley Forge
article
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20
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1782
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The Great Seal of the United States is Adopted
article
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21
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1788
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New Hampshire Ratifies the US Constitution
article
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22
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1775
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Nathanael Greene Becomes a General in the Continental Army
article
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23
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1780
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Patriots Win the Battle of Springfield
article
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27
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1778
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Congress Leave York, Pennsylvania for Philadelphia
article
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28
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1778
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The Battle of Monmouth
article
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29
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1776
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The Nancy Explodes At The Battle Of Turtle Gut Inlet
article
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30
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1783
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Congress Reconvenes in Princeton, New Jersey
article
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July
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Date
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Year
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Activity
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1
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1776
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A Cherokee War Campaign Against The Southern Colonies Begins
article
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2
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1776
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The Real Declaration Of Independence Is Made
article
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2
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1776
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Congress Votes for Independence
article
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3
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1778
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The Wyoming Massacre Takes Place
article
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4
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1776
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Independence Day
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8
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1779
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George Washington Makes His Headquarters at West Point
article
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9
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1776
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The Declaration of Independence is Read to Troops in New York City
article
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10
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1778
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George Washington Picnics at Great Falls
article
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11
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1782
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The British Evacuate Savannah, Georgia
article
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12
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1776
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Admiral Howe's Fleet Arrives at Staten Island
article
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15
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1779
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The Battle of Stony Point Begins
article
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16
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1776
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Maryland Has Its Largest Battle of the Revolution
article
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17
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1781
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The Battle of Quinby Bridge and Shubrick's Plantation
article
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18
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1792
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Captain John Paul Jones Dies
article
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23
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1793
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Roger Sherman Dies
article
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26
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1774
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Ben Franklin Becomes the First Postmaster General
article
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27
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1778
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The Battle of Ushant
article
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28
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1779
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The Battle of Fort Freeland
article
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29
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1781
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Loyalists Win the Battle of the House in the Horseshoe
article
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30
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1777
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George Clinton Becomes 1st Governor of New York
article
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31
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1871
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Rachel Fletcher Confirms the Betsy Ross Flag Story
article
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August
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Date
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Year
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Activity
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1
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1794
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Whiskey Rebels Gather to March on Pittsburgh
article
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2
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1754
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Pierre Charles L'Enfant is Born - The Architect of Washington DC
article
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3
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1780
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Benedict Arnold Given Command of West Point
article
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4
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1780
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Bird's Expedition Against Kentucky Comes to an End
article
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5
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1781
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The Battle of Dogger Bank
article
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6
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1777
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New Yorkers Fight at the Battle of Oriskany
article
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7
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1782
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Washington Creates the Purple Heart Award
article
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8
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1775
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Patriots Win the Battle of Gloucester
article
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9
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1780
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The Naval Action of August 9th 1780 Takes Place
article
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10
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1774
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Georgia Patriots Meet at Tondee's Tavern
article
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12
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1776
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Andrew Pickens Wins the Ring Fight
article
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13
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1777
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The Second Battle of Machias
article
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14
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1775
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The Bermuda Gunpowder Plot
article
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15
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1782
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The Siege of Bryan's Station Begins
article
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16
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1780
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The Battle of Camden
article
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18
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1780
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Thomas Sumter Is Routed at the Battle of Fishing Creek
article
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19
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1779
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Major Henry Lee Wins the Battle of Paulus Hook
article
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20
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1794
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The Battle of Fallen Timbers
article
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21
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1754
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Banastre Tarleton is Born
article
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22
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1777
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The Battle of Staten Island
article
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24
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1781
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Lochry's Defeat
article
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25
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1777
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The Philadelphia Campaign Begins
article
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27
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1776
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George Washington Loses the Battle of Long Island
article
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27
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1776
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The Battle of Brooklyn, aka Battle of Long Island
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29
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1778
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The Battle of Rhode Island is Lost
article
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30
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1781
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French Fleet Arrives at the Chesapeake Bay
article
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September
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Date
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Year
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Activity
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1
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1777
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Major McCulloch's Leap
article
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3
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1777
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The Battle of Cooch's Bridge
article
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4
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1780
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The 'Swamp Fox' Wins the Battle of Blue Savannah
article
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5
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1774
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The Continental Congress Meets for the First Time
article
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7
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1776
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The American Turtle (a submersible ship) Attacks the HMS Eagle
article
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11
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1777
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American Loss at the Battle of Brandywine
article
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13
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1739
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Brigadier General Andrew Pickens is Born
article
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15
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1776
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The British Landing at Kip's Bay
article
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16
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1722
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Samuel Adams is Born
article
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17
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1787
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US Constitution is Adopted
article
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18
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1819
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Leader of the American Revolution from New Hampshire - John Langdon Dies
article
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19
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1777
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The Battle of Freeman's Farm - (The First of the Battles of Saratoga)
article
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20
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1777
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The Battle of Paoli
article
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21
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1776
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The Great Fire of New York of 1776
article
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22
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1776
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Nathan Hale is Hanged
article
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23
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1780
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Benedict Arnold's Treason is Discovered
article
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24
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1755
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Chief Justice John Marshall Is Born
article
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25
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1775
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Ethan Allen is Captured
article
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26
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1780
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The Battle of Charlotte
article
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27
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1722
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Samuel Adams is Born
article
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27
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1778
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Baylor's Massacre Takes Place
article
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28
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1781
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The Siege of Yorktown Begins
article
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29
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1780
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British Spy, Major John Andre, is Sentenced to Death
article
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30
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1778
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The Battle of Edgar's Lane
article
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October
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Date
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Year
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Activity
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2
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1775
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Benedict Arnold Passes Norridgewock Falls
article
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4
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1777
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The Battle of Germantown
article
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7
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1780
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The Battle of Kings Mountain
article
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7
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1780
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Historical Events from the American Revolution
article
The Battle of Kings Mountain
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9
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1781
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The Bombardment of Yorktown Begins
article
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10
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1775
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General William Howe Replaces Lt. General Thomas Gage
article
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11
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1776
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The Battle of Valcour Island Begins
article
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12
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1776
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British Troops Sail Up The East River
article
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13
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1792
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George Washington Lays the Cornerstone of the White House
article
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14
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1780
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The Battle of Shallow Ford
article
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15
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1778
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The Affair at Little Egg Harbor
article
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16
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1780
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The Royalton Raid
article
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17
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1777
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The Americans Win the Battles of Saratoga
article
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19
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1774
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The Peggy Stewart Burned
article
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19
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1781
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Cornwallis Surrenders at Yorktown
article
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20
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1777
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Robert Howe Promoted to Major General
article
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21
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1797
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The USS Constitution is Launched
article
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22
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1777
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The Battle of Red Bank
article
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23
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1777
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British Fleet Defeated On The Delaware River
article
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24
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1821
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New Jersey Patriot Elias Boudinot Dies
article
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25
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1764
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John and Abigail Adams Are Married
article
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26
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1776
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Benjamin Franklin Sets Sail For France
article
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27
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1787
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First of the Federalist Papers Is Published
article
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November
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Date
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Year
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Activity
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1
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1765
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Stamp Act Officially Takes Effect
article
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2
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1783
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George Washington Issues Farewell Orders to the Continental Army
article
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3
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1777
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George Washington Learns of the Conway Cabal
article
General William Alexander (Lord Stirling) Dies
related article
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3
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1791
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Vermont Ratifies the Bill of Rights
article
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4
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1778
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Admiral D'Estaing Leaves For The West Indies
article
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5
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1780
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De La Balme's Defeat
article
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8
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1800
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Fire Destroys Revolutionary War Records in War Department
article
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9
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1780
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General Thomas Sumter Wins the Battle of Fishdam Ford
article
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10
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1782
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Last Battle of the American Revolution is Fought
article
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11
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1744
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Abigail Adams is Born - Wife of President John Adams
article
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12
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1775
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Abigail Adams Reveals Anger Toward Great Britain
article
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13
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1775
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General Richard Montgomery Takes Montreal
article
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15
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1777
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Articles of Confederation Are Approved
article
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16
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1776
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Americans Lose the Battle of Fort Washington
article
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17
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1775
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Henry Knox Begins the Knox Expedition
article
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19
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1794
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John Jay's Treaty is Signed
article
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20
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1728
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Ben Franklin Publishes Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion
article
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21
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1775
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Continental Congress Writes to Oswald Eve
article
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22
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1783
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Maryland Patriot Leader John Hanson Dies
article
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23
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1730
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General William Moultrie Is Born
article
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24
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1778
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North Carolina Wins the Battle of Midway Church
article
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25
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1783
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The Last British Soldiers Evacuate the United States
article
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26
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1727
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General Artemas Ward is Born
article
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27
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1773
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Tea Ship Dartmouth Arrives in Boston Harbor
article
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29
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1775
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USS Lee Captures British Brigantine Nancy
article
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30
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1782
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Preliminary Treaty of Paris is Signed
article
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December
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Date
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Year
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Activity
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3
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1780
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General Nathanael Greene Takes Over the Southern Department
article
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5
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1777
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Battle of White Marsh Begins
article
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7
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1776
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Marquis de Lafayette Arranges To Fight With The Americans
article
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9
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1775
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American Victory at the Battle of Great Bridge
article
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10
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1778
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John Jay is Elected President of the Continental Congress
article
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12
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1776
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Continental Congress Leaves Philadelphia Fearing British Invasion
article
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14
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1799
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George Washington Dies at Mount Vernon
article
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15
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1791
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United States Ratifies the Bill of Rights
article
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16
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1773
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Boston Tea Party Takes Place
article
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17
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1777
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French Government Formally Recognizes the United States
article
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18
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1787
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New Jersey is the Third State to Ratify the US Constitution
article
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19
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1777
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Continental Army Begins Encampment at Valley Forge.
article
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20
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1776
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New Jersey Militiamen Skirmish with British Patrol at Howell's Ferry
article
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21
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1776
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The Skirmish at Petticoat Bridge Draws Away Support From Trenton
article
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22
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1775
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Esek Hopkins Appointed Commander-in-Chief of Continental Navy
article
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23
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1776
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Thomas Paine's The American Crisis is Read to the Continental Army
article
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24
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1776
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The Brigantine General Arnold Leaves Boston On Its Fateful Mission
article
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25
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1776
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George Washington Crosses the Delaware River
article
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26
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1776
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The Americans Win the Battle of Trenton
article
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27
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1782
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The Battle of Cedar Bridge is Fought
article
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28
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1732
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Ben Franklin Publishes the First Poor Richard's Almanack
article
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29
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1778
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Savannah, Georgia Is Captured By The British Army
article
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Articles from President General Jack Manning are with his permission.
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Additional contributions by compatriots George Thurmond & Herman Tovey
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