Explore 315 historical events from 1780–1789.
Enoch Poor was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He began his life as an apprentice cabinet maker but rose through competence to be…
Enoch Poor, American general (born 1736)
New England's Dark Day occurred on May 19, 1780, when an unusual darkening of the daytime sky was observed over the New England states and parts of eastern Canada. The primary caus…
A combination of thick smoke, fog, and heavy cloud cover caused darkness to fall on parts of Canada and the New England
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: Approximately ten American soldiers were killed by Loyalists and their Native American…