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Dec-2-1775 – The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the
Dec-2-1775 – The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by Jo...

Aug-17-1807 – Robert Fultons North River Steamboat leaves New
Aug-17-1807 – Robert Fultons North River Steamboat leaves New York, New York, for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first comm...

Aug 2-1776 – The signing of the United States Declaration of
Aug 2-1776 – The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place. 1790 – The first United States Census is conducted. 1873 –...

July 18-1925 – Adolf Hitler publishes his personal manifesto
July 18-1925 – Adolf Hitler publishes his personal manifesto Mein Kampf. 1966 – Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70...

April 28-1789 – Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh
April 28-1789 – Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then s...

April 16-1818 – The United States Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot
April 16-1818 – The United States Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot Treaty, establishing the border with Canada. 1881 – In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Ma...

March 23-1775 – American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry
March 23-1775 – American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – Give me Liberty, or give me Death! – at St. Johns Episcopal Chur...

March 22 1621 – The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace
March 22 1621 – The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags. 1630 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws ...