1784 Events

1784 Jan 14 Continental Congress Ratifies The Treaty of Paris
The Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, officially establishing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation. The Continental Congress appr...
1784 Jan 14 England Ratifies The Treaty Of Paris
The American Congress of the Confederation ratified the treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, and copies were sent back to Europe for ratification by the other parties involved, the first ...
1784 Feb 29 French Soldiers Raid Deerfield, Massachusetts
On February 29, 1704, between two and three hundred French soldiers and their Native American allies raided the tiny frontier settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts. The assault was a ti...
1784 May 12 Treaty Of Paris Ratification Documents Are Exchanged
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ratified by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784 and by the King of Great Britain on April 9, 1784 (the ratification doc...
1784 Sep 21 "The Pennsylvania Packet And Daily Advertiser" Begins Publication
The nation's first daily newspaper, the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser, began publication on September 21, 1784. The New England Courant, the first independent American newspape...
1784 Dec 14 Mozart Becomes a Freemason
Mozart was admitted as an apprentice to the Viennese Masonic lodge called "Zur Wohltätigkeit" ("Beneficence") on 14 December 1784. He was promoted to journeyman Mason on 7 January 1785, a...