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| 1 | 1613 |
- 21 Feb 1613—15 Mar 1917: The Romanov Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty to rule Russia, begins when 16 year old Mikhail Romanov is elected as Czar.Russiapedia Hillwood
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| 2 | 1760 |
- 25 Oct 1760—29 Jan 1820: George III. Ruler of England 1760-1820. House of Hanover: Grandson of George II, married Charlotte of Mecklenburg.HistoricUK LoC
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| 3 | 1776 |
- 4 Jul 1776—1783: The United States is founded when the Second Continental Congress declares its independence from Great Britain.USHistory USNA
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| 4 | 1779 |
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| 5 | 1780 |
- 3 Feb 1780: The first mass murder in America changes the way criminals are perceived.Courant CTMag
- 4 May 1780: The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is founded.TiS AAoA&S
- 19 May 1780: Smoke from forest fires cause The Dark Day of 1780.NEHS HI
- 21 Sep 1780: Treasonous American General Benedict Arnold, believing that he was unrewarded for his military successes, meets with British Major John Andre to discuss handing over West Point to the British.NCC LoC
- 9 Oct 1780: An expedition sets off from Harvard College to observe a solar eclipse from Penobscot Bay in Maine which is still controlled by Britain.USNA JSTOR
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| 6 | 1781 |
- 5 Jan 1781: Richmond, Virginia is captured and burned by American traitor and British general Benedict Arnold.AMN VAMoH&C
- 17 Jan 1781: the American militia, led by Colonel Daniel Morgan, defeat the British under Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton in the Battle of Cowpens.BB fold3
- 13 Mar 1781: British astronomer William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus while surveying the sky with his telescope.
UT EarthSky
- 15 Mar 1781: British troops under Cornwallis defeat a larger American force at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina.NPS BB
- 22 Aug 1781: The first slaves win their freedom in Massachusetts.MHS MassMoments
- 4 Sep 1781: The city of Los Angeles is founded.LACity LoC
- 6 Sep 1781: Benedict Arnold attacks and burns New London, Connecticut.CTHist FtGriswold
- 28 Sep 1781: The Siege of Yorktown begins. American and French forces surround British forces.BB MtVernon
- 19 Oct 1781: Cornwallis surrenders to Washington at Yorktown.AoC LoC
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| 7 | 1782 |
- 7 Aug 1782: The Purple Heart is established by General George Washington at Newburgh, New York.NPHHoH USArmy
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| 8 | 1783 |
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| 9 | 1784 |
- 28 Feb 1784: John Wesley, an Anglican (Church of England) minister, charters the first Methodist Church in the United States.History.com IC
- 3 Jun 1784: The United States Army is established when Congress votes to form the 1st American Regiment for national service.USArmy HFS
- 21 Aug 1784: Benjamin Franklin makes mention of, in letters, bi-focal eyeglasses he had invented earlier about 1780.eNotes AS
- 23 Aug 1784—1788: The state of Franklin is created from parts of North Carolina and Tennessee.NCDNCR ETNHS
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| 10 | 1785 |
- 7 Jan 1785: The first international flight occurs when Blanchard and Jeffries fly a balloon across the English Channel.StratoCat SI
- 6 Jul 1785: Congress adopts "dollar" as the U. S. currency name.LoC LCC
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| 11 | 1786 |
- 8 Jun 1786: The first advertisement for commercially-made ice cream in the U. S. is published in the New York Post Boy.NYTimes OAA
- 8 Aug 1786: The value of a dollar is established by the U. S. Congress.LoC USHouse
- 29 Aug 1786: An armed uprising, Shays' Rebellion, begins in western Massachusetts when foreclosure processes are allowed to move forward against farmers who had previously served their country.STCC LH
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| 12 | 1787 |
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| 13 | 1788 |
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