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7 Nov 1786
The Stoughton Musical Society, the oldest musical society in the US, was formed.
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26 Sep 1786
Protestors shut down the court in Springfield, Massachusetts starting the Shay's Rebellion.
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8 Aug 1786
The US Congress made a final decision on the use of the US Dollar as currency.
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10 Sep 1785
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce was signed between the Kingdom of Prussia and the United States of America.
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6 Jul 1785
The US adopted the name 'dollars' and started using decimal coinage.
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23 May 1785
Benjamin Franklin announced his invention of bifocal eyeglasses.
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3 Jun 1784
The First American Regiment was authorized by the Continental Congress proceeding the American Revolutionary War.
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28 Feb 1784
John Wesley opened the first Methodist Church in the US.
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11 Sep 1783
US Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin, wrote, 'There never was a good war or a bad peace,' in a letter to Josiah Quincy.
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3 Sep 1783
The United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary war.
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7 Aug 1782
George Washington created the Purple Heart medal that symbolizes military merit.
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20 Jun 1782
After years of discussions, the US adopted the Great Seal national symbol, which features the iconic bald eagle.
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7 Jan 1782
The first US commercial bank, The Bank of North America, opened in Philadelphia.
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19 Oct 1781
The American Revolutionary War hostiles ended after the British conceded at Yorktown.
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25 Oct 1780
John Hancock became the first Governor of Massachusetts after winning 90% of the votes in the Massachusetts Constitution.
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2 Oct 1780
During the American Revolutionary War, John André, a British Army officer, was hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.
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23 Sep 1780
British Major John André was captured and searched by three Westchester militiamen near Tarrytown, New York, USA.
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4 May 1780
American Academy of Arts & Science was established in Boston with James Bowdoin, John, and Samuel Adams as founding members.
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27 Sep 1779
John Adams was selected to negotiate a peace treaty of commerce with Great Britain following the Revolutionary war.
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18 Jan 1778
Captain James Cook became the first European to travel to the Hawaiian islands.
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16 Dec 1777
Virginia became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
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29 Nov 1777
City of San Jose founded.
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15 Nov 1777
The Continental Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation, the first government rule for the newly-formed United States of America.
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27 Sep 1777
During the American Revolution, Lancaster in Pennsylvania became the capital of the United States for just one day.
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8 Jul 1777
The state of Vermont became the first to abolish adult slavery after declaring the Constitution of Vermont.
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14 Jun 1777
The Second Continental Congress met to create the US flag with stars and stripes.
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3 Jan 1777
During the Battle of Princeton, British forces were defeated in New Jersey by George Washington's revolutionary army.
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25 Dec 1776
George Washington crossed Delaware, in which he surprised and defeated 1,400 Hessians.
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5 Dec 1776
The first fraternity in the US was founded at William and Mary College: Phi Beta Kappa.
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21 Sep 1776
The Great Fire of New York ended.
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9 Sep 1776
Congress changed the official name from United Colonies to the United States of America.
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27 Aug 1776
The British defeated the Americans in the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn.
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2 Aug 1776
The finalized copy of the United States Declaration of Independence was signed by congress.
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9 Jul 1776
The first president of the United States of America, George Washington, read the Declaration of Independence.
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8 Jul 1776
The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence occurred.
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6 Jul 1776
The American Declaration of Independence was publicly released in the Pennsylvania Evening Post.
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4 Jul 1776
The United States of America declared its Independence from Britain.
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28 Jun 1776
The final draft of the Declaration of Independence was presented to the final 'Committee of the Whole' Congress.
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3 Apr 1776
President George Washington received an honorary law degree from Harvard College.
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10 Jan 1776
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense.
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3 Dec 1775
The Grand Union Flag flew for the first time with the commissioning of the USS Alfred.
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10 Nov 1775
The United States Marine Corps was founded when two battalions of Continental Marines came together in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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18 Oct 1775
African-American poet Phillis Wheatley was freed from slavery.
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26 Jul 1775
The US Postal Service was founded.
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19 Apr 1775
The Battle of Lexington and Concord began, which kicked off the American Revolutionary War between 1775 & 1783.
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11 Jan 1775
The first Jewish person was elected in the US.
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5 Sep 1774
The first Continental Congress meeting was held in Philadelphia, US.
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24 May 1774
John Hancock was unanimously elected President of the Continental Congress.
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16 Dec 1773
The Boston Tea Party protest occurred.
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12 Jan 1773
The Charleston Museum was founded, making it the first public museum in the United States.
