The 1770s

1776 250 years ago

American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

The American Revolution (1765–1789) was a political movement in the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain. The movement began as a rebellion and evolved into a revolution resulting in…

American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

1776 250 years ago

Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the…

The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence located in Philadelphia. Originally placed in the ste…

Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the…

1776 250 years ago

George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in…

George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces…

George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in…

1776 250 years ago

Jeremiah Markland, English scholar and academic (born 1693)

Jeremiah Markland was an English classical scholar.

Jeremiah Markland, English scholar and academic (born 1693)

1776 250 years ago

Richard Peters, English lawyer and minister (born 1704)

Richard Peters, born in Liverpool became an attorney, Anglican minister, and civil servant. In 1735 he emigrated to Pennsylvania, where he served in numerous posts for the Penn fam…

Richard Peters, English lawyer and minister (born 1704)

1776 250 years ago

American Revolution: The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress…

The American Revolution (1765–1789) was a political movement in the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain. It began as a rebellion and turned into a revolution eventually creating the…

American Revolution: The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress…

1776 250 years ago

American Revolutionary War: British forces under General William Howe flank and defeat the Continental Army under…

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…

American Revolutionary War: British forces under General William Howe flank and defeat the Continental Army under…

1776 250 years ago

William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.

William Livingston was an American politician and lawyer who served as the first governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War. As a New Jersey represent…

William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.

1776 250 years ago

The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.

The Continental Congress was a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, who acted as the Provisional Government for the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain in Nor…

The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.

1776 250 years ago

American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…

American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.

1776 250 years ago

British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.

The Staten Island Peace Conference was a brief informal diplomatic conference held between representatives of the British Crown and its rebellious North American colonies in the ho…

British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.

1776 250 years ago

American Revolutionary War: British forces successfully land at Kip's Bay, forcing the Continental Army, which was…

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…

American Revolutionary War: British forces successfully land at Kip's Bay, forcing the Continental Army, which was…

1776 250 years ago

American Revolutionary War: American forces win the Battle of Harlem Heights after General George Washington orders a…

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…

American Revolutionary War: American forces win the Battle of Harlem Heights after General George Washington orders a…

1776 250 years ago

Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist and chemist (died 1856)

Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro, Count of Quaregna and Cerreto (, also, Italian: [ameˈdɛːo avoˈɡaːdro]; 9 August 1776 – 9 July 1856) was an Italian scientist, most noted for h…

Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist and chemist (died 1856)

1776 250 years ago

Hsinbyushin, Burmese king (born 1736)

Hsinbyushin, also known as Maung Rwa or Prince of Myedu (မြေဒူးမင်း), was the third emperor of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1763 to 1776. The second son of the dyna…

Hsinbyushin, Burmese king (born 1736)

1776 250 years ago

David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (born 1711)

David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist who is known for his highly influential system of empiricism, philosophical scepticism and metaphysical nat…

David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (born 1711)

1776 250 years ago

American Revolution: The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations became the first of the Thirteen Colonies to

The American Revolution (1765–1783) was a political movement in the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain. The movement began as a rebellion and evolved into a revolution resulting in…

American Revolution: The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations became the first of the Thirteen Colonies to

1776 250 years ago

American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison west of Montreal surrendered to British troops at the Battle of

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…

American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison west of Montreal surrendered to British troops at the Battle of

1776 250 years ago

American Revolutionary War: British forces defeated the Continental Army at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, the last battl

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…

American Revolutionary War: British forces defeated the Continental Army at the Battle of Trois-Rivières, the last battl

1776 250 years ago

The Fifth Virginia Convention adopted a declaration of rights, an influential document that proclaimed the inherent righ

The Fifth Virginia Convention was a meeting of the Patriot legislature of Virginia held in Williamsburg from May 6 to July 5, 1776. This Convention declared Virginia an independent…

The Fifth Virginia Convention adopted a declaration of rights, an influential document that proclaimed the inherent righ

1776 250 years ago

American Revolutionary War: The militia of the Province of South Carolina repelled a British attack on Charleston

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the fin…

American Revolutionary War: The militia of the Province of South Carolina repelled a British attack on Charleston

1776 250 years ago

The first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, was fought near Cape May,

A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the ear…

The first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, was fought near Cape May,

1776 250 years ago

In Philadelphia, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence (signing pictured), announcing that…

The Second Continental Congress (1775–1781) was the meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and Revolutionary War, which e…

In Philadelphia, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence (signing pictured), announcing that…

1776 250 years ago

The United States Declaration of Independence received its first formal public reading, in Philadelphia.

The Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America in the original printing, is the founding document of the United States…

The United States Declaration of Independence received its first formal public reading, in Philadelphia.