US Defector General Benedict Arnold (38) weds Peggy Shippen (18) at Shippen's townhouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
US Defector General Benedict Arnold (38) weds Peggy Shippen (18) at Shippen's townhouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
US Defector General Benedict Arnold (38) weds Peggy Shippen (18) at Shippen's townhouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Key People
Events Before
Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance are signed in Paris between the United States and France, the fi
Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance are signed in Paris between the United States and France, the first treaties negotiated by the United States. The first treaty establishes formal diplomatic and commercial relations, and the second forms a defensive alliance.
American poet Phillis Wheatley (24) weds grocer and advocate for black rights John Peters
American poet Phillis Wheatley (24) weds grocer and advocate for black rights John Peters
Naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (34) weds Marie Anne Rosalie Delaporte
Naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (34) weds Marie Anne Rosalie Delaporte
British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit Maui in the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii)
The history of Hawaii began with the discovery and settlement of the Hawaiian Islands by Polynesian people between 940 and 1200 AD.
1st American military court martial trial begins in Cambridge, Massachusetts
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years...
Events After
Pennsylvania becomes first US state to abolish slavery (for newborns only)
Pennsylvania becomes first US state to abolish slavery (for newborns only)
The Great Hurricane of 1780 hits Barbados and goes on to kill 20,000 to 30,000 people in the Caribbean, making it the de
The Great Hurricane of 1780 hits Barbados and goes on to kill 20,000 to 30,000 people in the Caribbean, making it the deadliest recorded hurricane in the Atlantic
US founding father Alexander Hamilton (25) weds Elizabeth Schuyler (23) at Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York
US founding father Alexander Hamilton (25) weds Elizabeth Schuyler (23) at Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York
Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian stod ved højen mast" first performed during a play at the Royal Danish Theatre in
Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian stod ved højen mast" first performed during a play at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen
Snowstorm hits George Washington's army at Morristown, New Jersey
Snowstorm hits George Washington's army at Morristown, New Jersey
More from the 1770s
United States Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, announcing the separation of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
politics government
US founding father Thomas Jefferson (30) marries Martha Wayles Skelton (23)
Martha Skelton Jefferson was the wife of Thomas Jefferson from 1772 until her death in 1782. She served as First Lady of Virginia during Jefferson's term as governor from 1779 to 1781.
Date of action in Victor Herbert and Grant Stewart's opera "Madeleine"
Date of action in Victor Herbert and Grant Stewart's opera "Madeleine"
The London Credit Exchange Company issues the first traveler's cheques, which can be used in 90 European cities
The London Credit Exchange Company issues the first traveler's cheques, which can be used in 90 European cities
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