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War of the First Coalition: The two-day Battle of Wattignies concluded with Jean-Baptiste Jourdan leading French…
The Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was disbanded following the Russian invasion of Poland
Captain George Vancouver of the Royal Navy claimed the land around Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest for Great Britai
French Revolution: Insurrectionists in Paris stormed the Tuileries Palace (depicted), effectively ending the French…
French Revolution: Insurrectionists in Paris stormed the Tuileries Palace (depicted), effectively ending the French…
French Revolution: Due to an overwhelming fear that foreign armies would attack Paris and prisoners would revolt,…
The French Army achieved its first major victory of the War of the First Coalition at the Battle of Valmy.
William Robert Broughton, a member of George Vancouver's expedition, observed a peak in the present-day U.S. state of…
The Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ratified the first codified national constitution in Europe
The signing of the Treaty of Sistova brought an end to the Austro-Turkish War.
The signing of the Treaty of Sistova brought an end to the Austro-Turkish War.
The commissioners overseeing the construction of the United States' new capital city named it Washington, D.C., in…
French playwright Olympe de Gouges published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, hoping…
Russo-Swedish War: During the Battle of Svensksund in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captured a third of the Russian…
President George Washington signed the Residence Act, selecting a new permanent site along the Potomac River for the…
The Ladies of Trenton social club hosted a reception for President-elect George Washington as he journeyed to New York C
Fletcher Christian, the acting lieutenant on board the Royal Navy ship Bounty, led a mutiny against the commander Willia
George Washington (pictured) took the oath of office as the first president of the United States at Federal Hall in New
French Revolution: Jacques Necker was dismissed as Director-General of Finances of France, sparking public…
The Bastille, a fortress and prison in Paris, was stormed by a crowd during the flashpoint of the French Revolution.