On this date...

In 1754, Join, or Die, considered to be the first American political cartoon, was printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette. The cartoon addressed concerns about increasing French pressure along the western frontier of the colonies. It is believed to have been created by Benjamin Franklin. This image would be revived during the American Revolution.

In 1775, George Washington arrives in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress.

In 1775, American forces, acting as an advance party for the attack on Fort Ticonderoga, captured the hamlet of Skenesboro, (now called Whitehall). Additionally, they also seized the schooner Katherine—renamed Liberty—in the first aggressive action of the Revolution in New York.

In 1887, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opened in London. Queen Victoria was in the audience that night.

In 1914, President Wilson proclaimed the first Mother's Day.

In 1926, Americans Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett claimed they flew the first airplane over the North Pole, but evidence suggest they possibly missed it by 150 miles.

In 1960, the first birth control pill was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

In 1970, President Nixon met with anti-war protestors at the Lincoln Memorial.

In 1974, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee began hearings in the impeachment investigation of President Richard M. Nixon

On this date is compiled from a variety of sources including but not limited to the New York Times, Breeds Institute, history.com and encyclopedias.