During the American Revolutionary War, John André, a British Army officer, was hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
British Major John André was captured and searched by three Westchester militiamen near Tarrytown, New York, USA.
American Academy of Arts & Science was established in Boston with James Bowdoin, John, and Samuel Adams as founding members.
John Adams was selected to negotiate a peace treaty of commerce with Great Britain following the Revolutionary war.
Captain James Cook became the first European to travel to the Hawaiian islands.
Virginia became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
City of San Jose founded.
The Continental Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation, the first government rule for the newly-formed United States of America.
During the American Revolution, Lancaster in Pennsylvania became the capital of the United States for just one day.
The state of Vermont became the first to abolish adult slavery after declaring the Constitution of Vermont.
The Second Continental Congress met to create the US flag with stars and stripes.
During the Battle of Princeton, British forces were defeated in New Jersey by George Washington's revolutionary army.
George Washington crossed Delaware, in which he surprised and defeated 1,400 Hessians.
The first fraternity in the US was founded at William and Mary College: Phi Beta Kappa.
The Great Fire of New York ended.
Congress changed the official name from United Colonies to the United States of America.
The British defeated the Americans in the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn.
The finalized copy of the United States Declaration of Independence was signed by congress.
The first president of the United States of America, George Washington, read the Declaration of Independence.
The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence occurred.
The American Declaration of Independence was publicly released in the Pennsylvania Evening Post.
The United States of America declared its Independence from Britain.
The final draft of the Declaration of Independence was presented to the final 'Committee of the Whole' Congress.
President George Washington received an honorary law degree from Harvard College.
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense.
The Grand Union Flag flew for the first time with the commissioning of the USS Alfred.
The United States Marine Corps was founded when two battalions of Continental Marines came together in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
African-American poet Phillis Wheatley was freed from slavery.
The US Postal Service was founded.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord began, which kicked off the American Revolutionary War between 1775 & 1783.
The first Jewish person was elected in the US.
The first Continental Congress meeting was held in Philadelphia, US.
John Hancock was unanimously elected President of the Continental Congress.
The Boston Tea Party protest occurred.
The Charleston Museum was founded, making it the first public museum in the United States.
Hurricane San Ramón was the second of three hurricanes in a row to pass through and destroy houses and plantations across Puerto Rico, Barbados, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
The Boston Massacre occurred.
Father Junipero Serra started his first mission in California named 'Mission San Diego.'
The Commissioners of Customs Act was passed in the US.
Frederick County, Maryland, US, refused to pay the British Stamp Tax.
New York City held the world's first St Patrick's Day Parade.
The Great Fire of Boston destroyed 349 buildings.
Benjamin Franklin was awarded the Godfrey Copley Medal.
The famous Liberty Bell arrived in Philadelphia, US.
The first college fraternity, The Flat Hat Society, was formed in the Raleigh Tavern at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Boston became the first American city to have a town meeting.
American leading figure Benjamin Franklin created the Franklin Stove.
Bellevue Hospital opened the NYC Almshouse, the first public hospital in the US.
The first polar bear in America was exhibited in Boston.
Louis Timothee became America's first paid librarian.
