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1779 William Boyce dies. He was an English composer and the Master of King’s Musick from 1755-1779. Boyce wrote eight symphonies along with anthems and odes, but his works are seldom performed in modern times.
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1770 The fifth Liberty Pole is erected it the city of New York on a plot of land owned by Isaac Sears. The pine mast was over 60 feet long with the first 40 feet encased with iron bars and encircled with ½ inch iron hoop, to prevent the British was cutting it down as they have done with the last four. At the top of the pole was a gilt vane bearing the word Liberty. It stood at that location until the British took control of the city in 1776.
1778 The Alliance between France and the United States is signed. The Treaty recognizes the United States as an independent nation. It promotes trade between the two countries and created a military alliance against Great Britain.
1778 New York ratifies the Articles of Confederation.
1788 Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
Celebrated Birth:
Charles Lee (b. 1732 – October 2, 1782) American general, Lee’s actions helped to lose the battle of Monmouth and was he was court-martial by General Washington for disobeying orders, Fort Lee is named after him.
Aaron Burr, Jr. (b. 1756 – September 14, 1836) American soldier during the Revolutionary War.
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1778 South Carolina ratifies the Articles of Confederation.
1782 A combined French and Spanish forces defeats the British and captures the Mediterranean island of Minorca.
Celebrated Birth:
James Otis (b. 1725 – May 23, 1783) – Massachusetts Delegate to Stamp Congress 1765, the phrase “Taxation without Representation is Tyranny” is attributed to him.
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1783 An earthquake in Calabria, Italy kills 50,000.
1782 Great Britain officially declares an end to hostilities in America.
1789 The United States Electoral College unanimously elects George Washington the first President of the United States.
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1783 Spain recognizes the United States as an independent country and not a part of Great Britain.
1787 The rebellion led by Daniel Shays (Shays Rebellion) is ended by the Massachusetts Militia. The Militia had been raised as a private army. The rebels were mostly small farmers angered by debt and taxes. This rebellion helped the cause to change the Articles of Confederation, which lack the authority to respond to the ‘Rebellion’.
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1769 Pope Clement XIII dies after serving 10 years as Pope. He was born Carol della Torre Rezzonico.
1778 France officially recognizes the United States as a sovereign state.
1781 Maryland becomes the last of the colonies to ratify the Articles of Confederation. They had been in disputes with Virginia and New York about western boundaries and did not ratify it until two years after Delaware the 12th state.
1787 Arthur St. Clair of Pennsylvania becomes the ninth President of the United States in Congress Assembled, under the Articles of Confederation replacing Nathaniel Gorham. Cyrus Griffin of Virginia will succeed him on January 22, 1788.
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1775 In Massachusetts a provincial congress is held during which John Hancock and Joseph Warren begin defensive preparations for a state of war.
1779 Delaware ratifies the Articles of Confederation. They are the 12th of the 13 colonies to ratify them nearly a year later than most of the others.
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Celebrated Birth:
Frederick II of Prussia (b. 1712 – August 17, 1786) King of Prussia.
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1783 Henri-Marie Beyle, French author who used the penname Stendhal.
Celebrated Birth:
Joseph Hewes (b. 1730 – November 10, 1779) North Carolina merchant, member of Colonial Assembly of North Carolina, member of North Carolina’s Committee of Correspondence, member of Continental Congress, signer of Declaration of Independence, first Secretary of Navy.
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1779 Jeremiah Dixon dies. Dixon was an English surveyor who worked with Charles Mason determining the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware (The Mason-Dixon Line).
1788 Cyrus Griffin becomes the ninth and last President of the United States in Congress Assembled under the Articles of Confederation replacing Arthur St. Clair. The Constitution of the United States replaces the Articles of Confederation and George Washington becomes President of the United Sates of America on April 30, 1789.
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