Jan 16 1776, Washington went to Alexandria, VA, to review the Fairfax Independent Company (volunteers) & participate in elections These events promoted grassroots unity, as colonists organized locally to support the broader Continental cause, fostering a sense of shared defense.
#OnThisDay - January 14, 1784—the Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, officially ending the American Revolutionary War and recognizing the United States as a sovereign nation.
#OTD: Many historians regard January 14, 1784, as the date the Revolutionary War officially ended for the United States, marking the transition from war for independence to the work of building a new republic.
The Treaty of Paris unified us as a sovereign nation! Signers like Franklin & Adams forged our independence thru shared resolve. At MoreUnited, we honor this with gear that says: 'More Unites U.S. than divides us.' Bio link 2 shop quotes on comfy apparel. RT if unity is timeless!
On this 10th Armed Forces Veterans Day, we express our deepest gratitude to the brave men and women who served the nation with honour, courage, and unwavering commitment.
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J. S. #Bach composed the #ChurchCantata, Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, #BWV 3, in #Leipzig, for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany, and it was performed, for the 1st time, on this day, 14th January 1725. ❄️
Statue of J. S. Bach outside Bachhaus Bach House Museum.
📸: Holger Leue.
On this day in history:
1784 - The U.S. Congress of the Confederation ratifies the Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783. This treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War, and forced Britain to recognize the independence of the United States.
1794 - Dr. Jesse Bennett performs the first successful cesarean section in the United States on his wife, Elizabeth, delivering a baby girl at their home in Edom, Virginia.
1799 - American inventor Eli Whitney received a government contract for 10,000 muskets. While his competitors largely produced guns with hand-fitted parts, Whitney became famous as an innovator with his designs that featured interchangeable parts.
1954 - Baseball player Joe DiMaggio (nicknamed 'Joltin' Joe') and actress Marilyn Monroe were married at City Hall in San Francisco. They were divorced a mere 9 months later. DiMaggio's other most famous achievement is his MLB record-breaking 56-game hitting streak in 1941.
1973 - The Miami Dolphins became the first (and only) NFL team to win every game in a season when the team, coached by Don Shula, defeated the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.
On this day in history:
1784 - The U.S. Congress of the Confederation ratifies the Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783. This treaty formally ended the American Revolutionary War, and forced Britain to recognize the independence of the United States.
1794 - Dr. Jesse Bennett performs the first successful cesarean section in the United States on his wife, Elizabeth, delivering a baby girl at their home in Edom, Virginia.
1799 - American inventor Eli Whitney received a government contract for 10,000 muskets. While his competitors largely produced guns with hand-fitted parts, Whitney became famous as an innovator with his designs that featured interchangeable parts.
1954 - Baseball player Joe DiMaggio (nicknamed 'Joltin' Joe') and actress Marilyn Monroe were married at City Hall in San Francisco. They were divorced a mere 9 months later. DiMaggio's other most famous achievement is his MLB record-breaking 56-game hitting streak in 1941.
1973 - The Miami Dolphins became the first (and only) NFL team to win every game in a season when the team, coached by Don Shula, defeated the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.
13 JANUARY 1776, WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS: The committee, chaired by John Adams, appointed by the Massachusetts legislature to reply to George Washington’s recommendation that the colony begin drafting men into the Continental Army, presents its refusal: https://t.co/A0KtQxLGCF
On this Day: 1794 - U.S. President Washington approved a measure adding two stars and two stripes to the American flag, following the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the union.
"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled, That from and after the first day of May, Anno Domini, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, the flag of the United States, be fifteen stripes alternate red and white. That the Union be fifteen stars, white in a blue field." — The Flag Act of 1794
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Brand new item in the store! Insulated cup with lid. “By uniting we stand by dividing we fall.“ - John Dickinson 1768 from “The Liberty Song.” Hit the heart and follow if you agree.
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Jan 8, 1776: The premiere of Burgoyne's play "Blockade of Boston" is interrupted when Knowlton's Rangers attack Charlestown.
https://t.co/JoZkKTFhw1
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The correct name for a 250th Anniversary is Sestercentennial. People are starting to use the term Semiquincentennial, which means half 500th anniversary. That seems odd to me. We didn't call the 150th the semitricentennial. We called it the sesquicentennial.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
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