US Navy and Army Game In 1760, Major Robert Rogers and his Rangers took possession of Detroit on behalf of Britain. French commandant Belotre surrendered Detroit. General James Amherst selected Rogers for the honor of receiving the surrender of the western French posts——Detroit, Michilimackinac, Ouiatenon, and others. In 1775, Captain John Manley of Marblehead, commanding the schooner Lee captured the British brigantine Nancy, about ten miles off Cape Ann. In 1775, Congress i

"Tyranny has perhaps oftener grown out of the assumptions of power, called for, on pressing exigencies, by a defective constitution, than out of the full exercise of the largest constitutional authorities." James Madison, Federalist Paper No. 20

General Westmoreland In 1620, 41 male passengers on the Mayflower , prior to landing at Plymouth , Massachusetts, signed the Mayflower Compact , by which they agreed to abide by the laws of the new government they would establish. In 1654, Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Virginia. In 1775, Two young soldiers have been found guilty of abandoning their posts while on duty—an offense that could have cost them their lives. A court-martial has sentenced them to

"The history of Germany is a history of wars between the emperor and the princes and states; of wars among the princes and states themselves; of the licentiousness of the strong, and the oppression of the weak; of foreign intrusions, and foreign intrigues; of requisitions of men and money disregarded, or partially complied with; of attempts to enforce them, altogether abortive, or attended with slaughter and desolation, involving the innocent with the guilty; of general inbec

"As a weak government, when not at war, is ever agitated by internal dissentions, so these never fail to bring on fresh calamities from abroad." Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, Federalist Paper No. 18

Tom Horn In 1767,  The Townshend Acts go into effect. These were a series of laws created to bring in revenue and gain more control over the Colonies. In 1775, From Cambridge, Washington writes Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Reed, his trusted secretary and confidant. He updates Reed on pressing matters: the army’s dire lack of pay, Congress’s slow response, and his appeal for one month’s advanced wages to encourage soldiers to reenlist. Washington mentions Henry Knox’s mission to

"It is a known fact in human nature, that its affections are commonly weak in proportion to the distance or diffusiveness of the object. Upon the same principle that a man is more attached to his family than to his neighborhood, to his neighborhood than to the community at large, the people of each State would be apt to feel a stronger bias towards their local governments than towards the government of the Union; unless the force of that principle should be destroyed by a muc

John Hays In 1755, Worst quake in Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths reported. In 1775, Washington instructs the commissary general to collect all bullock horns from cattle slaughtered for army provisions. The horns are to be crafted into powder horns—essential tools for soldiers who must carry dry gunpowder. In 1861, The first provisional meeting of the Confederate Congress is held in Richmond, Virginia In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln   boards a train for Ge

"It has been seen that delinquencies in the members of the Union are its natural and necessary offspring; and that whenever they happen, the only constitutional remedy is force, and the immediate effect of the use of it, civil war." Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Paper No. 16

Richard Nixon In 1773 John Hancock’s ship, Hayley, arrives in Boston from England, captained by James Scott. He brings news that several vessels laden with East India Company tea had come down the English Channel at the same time as his vessel – four of which are headed for Boston. In 1775, In his General Orders, Washington announces that Congress has increased officers’ pay, intended to reward their service and encourage renewed recruitment. He also calls a meeting to establ

Gemini Flight 12 In 1626, The Pilgrim Fathers, who settled in New Plymouth, bought out their London investors. In 1763, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon began surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland. In 1775, Washington reports the verdicts of several courts martial — acquittals, fines, lashings, and dismissals — and gives his approval. Mutiny, drunkenness, and insubordination will not threaten the army’s unity. In 1777, Articles of Confederation is adopt

"Why has government be instituted at all? Because the passion of men will not confirm to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint." Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Paper No. 15

Ruby Bridges In 1775, Learning of the surrender of Fort St. John in Canada, Washington calls on his soldiers to show gratitude to Providence for “thus favouring the Cause of Freedom and America.” Meanwhile, complaints against the commissary general and the unregulated sale of liquor among the ranks draw his sharp attention; he promises investigation and tighter controls. In 1776, the St. James Chronicle  of London carries an item announcing “The very identical Dr. Franklyn [

Fantasia - 1940 version In 1775, Continental Army Brigadier General Richard Montgomery captured Montreal, Canada, without opposition. In 1776, The Continental Navy ship Alfred, commanded by Captain John Paul Jones, along with Continental sloop Providence, commanded by Captain Hoysteed Hacker, capture the British transport Mellish, carrying 10,000 winter uniforms later used by General George Washington’s troops. In 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to the French scientis

"Civil power, properly organized and exerted, is capable of diffusing its force to a very great extent; and can, in a manner, reproduce itself in every part of a great empire by a judicious arrangement of subordinate institutions." Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 13

Andrew Ellicott In 1775, Upon hearing of England’s rejection of the so-called Olive Branch Petition   Abigail Adams   writes  to her husband, John , “Let us separate, they are unworthy to be our Brethren. Let us renounce them and instead of supplications as formerly for their prosperity and happiness, Let us beseech the almighty to blast their councils and bring to Nought all their devices.” In 1775, Washington issues orders to organize the Continental Army for a new year. He

Robert A. Millikan In 1620, 41 Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed the Mayflower Compact, calling for a “civil body politick, for our better ordering and preservation.” In 1647, Massachusetts passes first compulsory school attendance law in the American colonies. In 1750, First collegiate secret society in the United States, the F.H.C. Society (Flat Hat Club), is formed at Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia. In 1775, Washington writes to Jo

"The rights of neutrality will only be respected when they are defended by an adequate power. A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral." Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 11

Revolutionary War Era Marines In 1674, Dutch Republic formally cedes New Netherland to England, who rename it New York In 1766, The last Colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University). In 1775, A resolution proposed by John Adams that "two Battalions of Marines be raised" for service as landing forces in the recently formed Continental Navy, is passed by the Continental Congress. This resolution creat

"So strong us this propensity of mankind, to fall into mutual animosities, that where no substantial occasion presents itself, the most frivolous and fanciful distinctions have been sufficient to kindle their unfriendly passions, and excite their most violent conflicts." James Madison, Federalist No. 10