The new commander in chief of the British army, Major General Sir William Howe, issues a proclamation to the residents of Boston on this day, October 28th, in 1775. Speaking from British headquarters in Boston, […]
On this day, October 27th, in 1775, King George III speaks before both houses of the British Parliament to discuss growing concern about the rebellion in America, which he viewed as a traitorous action against […]
On October 26, 1776, exactly one month to the day after being named an agent of a diplomatic commission by the Continental Congress, Benjamin Franklin sets sail from Philadelphia for France, with which he was […]
On this day, October 25th, in 1774, the First Continental Congress sends a respectful petition to King George III to inform his majesty that if it had not been for the acts of oppression forced […]
On this day, October 24th, in 1775, Virginia’s last royal governor, Lord John Murray Dunmore, orders a British naval fleet of six ships to sail up the James River and into Hampton Creek to attack […]
On This Day, October 23rd, 1983, Beirut Bombing. A suicide bomber drives a truck packed with explosives into the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. That same morning, 58 French soldiers […]
On this Day, October 22nd, 1962, In a televised speech of extraordinary gravity, President John F. Kennedy announces the Cuban Missile Crisis. That a U.S. spy planes have discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba. These missile sites—under […]
On This Day, October 21st, in 1797, The USS Constitution, a 44-gun U.S. Navy frigate built to fight Barbary pirates off the coast of Tripoli, is launched in Boston Harbor. The vessel performed commendably during the Barbary […]
On this day October 20th, in 1774, the First Continental Congress creates the Continental Association, which calls for a complete ban on all trade between America and Great Britain of all goods, wares or merchandise. […]
On this day October 19th, in 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to a close. Previously, Cornwallis […]
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