Mark Wolf

On this day July, 30th in 1780, Colonel Isaac Shelby and 600 Patriots take Fort Anderson, also known as Fort Thicketty, located 10 miles southeast of Cowpens, South Carolina, and held by a Loyalist garrison, […]

On this day in history, July 20, 1775, patriots destroy Boston Lighthouse. Boston’s lighthouse, also called Boston Light, is a still standing structure that was the first lighthouse ever built in what would […]

The Battle of Bull Run – On This Day, July 21st 1861, In the first major land battle of the Civil War, a large Union force under General Irvin McDowell is routed by a Confederate army under General Pierre G.T. […]

Armstrong Walks on Moon – On This Day, July 20th, 1969, At 10:56 p.m. EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, speaks these words to more than a billion people listening at home: […]

Penobscot Expedition – On this day, July 19th in 1779, Massachusetts, without consulting either Continental political or military authorities, launches a 4,000-man naval expedition commanded by Commodore Dudley […]

On this day in 1792, the Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones dies in his Paris apartment, where he was still awaiting a commission as the United States consul to Algiers. Commander Jones, remembered as […]

On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress learns of General George Washington ’s refusal to accept a dispatch from British General William Howe and his brother, Admiral Richard Viscount Howe, opening peace n […]

The New York City riots enter their fourth day in  in response to the Enrollment Act, which was enacted on March 3, 1863. Although avoiding military service became much more difficult, wealthier citizens could […]

On this day in history, July 15, 1779, the Battle of Stony Point begins. Led by Brigadier General “Mad” Anthony Wayne, this battle takes back a strategic Hudson River vantage point from the British south of West […]

On this day, July 13th, in 1787, Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, structuring settlement of the Northwest Territory and creating a policy for the addition of new states to the nation. The members of […]

British Evacuate Savannah, Georgia – On this day, July 11th, in 1782, British Royal Governor Sir James Wright, along with several civil officials and military officers, flee the city of Savannah, Georgia, and head […]

Colonel William Barton of the Rhode Island Patriot militia captures British General Richard Prescott, from his bed, during the early morning hours of this day, July 10th in 1777.

Prescott was the only British […]

On this day in 1777, New York elects Brigadier General George Clinton as the first governor of the independent state of New York. Clinton would go on to become New York’s longest-serving governor, as well as the l […]

On this day July, 8th in 1776, a 2,000-pound copper-and-tin bell now known as the Liberty Bell rings out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, summoning citizens t […]

On This Day, July 7th, 1947. Maj. Jesse Marcel, of the United States Air Force arrives at the debris field of a UFO crash site near Roswell, New Mexico.

In the summer of 1947, a rancher discovered unidentifiable […]

On this day, July 6th, in 1775, one day after restating their fidelity to King George III and wishing him “a long and prosperous reign” in the Olive Branch Petition, Congress sets “forth the causes and neces […]

On this day, July 5th, in 1775, the Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition, written by John Dickinson, which appeals directly to King George III and expresses hope for reconciliation between the […]

On this day, July 4th, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which which America Declares Independence from Great Britain and its king. The […]

Washington Takes Command

On this day, July 3rd, 1775, George Washington rides out in front of the American troops gathered at Cambridge common in Massachusetts and draws his sword, formally taking command of the […]

On this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress, assembled in Philadelphia, formally adopts Richard Henry Lee’s resolution for independence from Great Britain. The vote is unanimous and Congress Approves D […]