American History timeline
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Birth of Virginia Dare, First Child Born in the Americas
Raleigh had since decided that the Chesapeake Bay area was a better site for settlement, and he hired Simon Fernandes, a Portuguese pilot familiar... Read more
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The Mayflower Departs from Southampton, England
Initially, the plan was for the voyage to be made in two vessels, the other being the smaller Speedwell, which had transported some of the Pilgrims... Read more
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Pilgrims Aboard the Mayflower Sight Land
After reorganization, the final sixty-six day voyage was made by the Mayflower alone, leaving from a site near to the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth,... Read more
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The Mayflower Drops Anchor at the Tip of Cape Cod
The intended destination was an area near the Hudson River, in "North Virginia". However the ship was forced far off-course by inclement weather... Read more
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Governor Bradford of Plymouth Colony Proclaims a "Day of Thanksgiving" Often Cited as the First Official Thanksgiving Celebration
The Pilgrims did not hold a true Thanksgiving until 1623, after a switch from communal farming to privatized farming finally resulted in a larger... Read more
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Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach is Killed
The plan to surprise Teach and his crew worked; the pirates were apparently taken aback at his assault. Teach rallied his men and the two groups... Read more
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Paul Revere Is Born
Revere was likely born in very late December, 1734, in Boston's North End, the son of a French Huguenot father and a Boston mother. Revere had... Read more
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The French & Indian War
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War. The war was fought between the colonies of... Read more
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Paul Revere Joins 'The Sons Of Liberty'
In Boston in early summer of 1765 a group of shopkeepers and artisans who called themselves The Loyal Nine, began preparing for agitation against... Read more
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Paul Revere Purchases His North End Home
As is typical of early Massachusetts Bay timber construction, the main block of the three-story dwelling consisted of four structural bays... Read more
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Boston Massacre
American opposition to the British authorities kept steadily rising as assemblies were dissolved, the houses of citizens searched, and troops... Read more
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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an act of direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many... Read more
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Paul Revere Contributes Engravings to the 'Royal American Magazine'
The Royal American Magazine, or Universal Repository of Instruction and Amusement (January 1774 - March 1775) was a short-lived monthly periodical... Read more
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Paul Revere Becomes A Member of The First Patriot Intelligence Network, 'The Mechanics'
The first Patriot intelligence network on record was a secret group in Boston known as the "mechanics." The group apparently grew out of the old... Read more
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The First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. Carpenter's Hall was also the seat... Read more
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Paul Revere Is Sent To Philadelphia
The story is that Captain Morris did not have the public spirit Morris rather doubtfully hoped he had. he did not wish any ingenious Yankee setting... Read more
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Patrick Henry Delivers "Give Me Liberty" Speech
Henry went on to serve as a member of the first Virginia Committee of Correspondence, which facilitated inter-colonial cooperation, and as a... Read more
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The Ride Of Paul Revere
The role for which he is most remembered today was as a night-time messenger on horseback just before the battles of Lexington and Concord. His... Read more
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775, in... Read more
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Second Continental Congress
In May 1775, with Redcoats once again storming Boston, the Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. The questions were different... Read more
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Battle of Bunker Hill
On the night of June 16, 1775, a detail of American troops acting under orders from Artemas Ward moved out of their camp, carrying picks, shovels,... Read more
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United States Declaration of Independence
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes... Read more
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Paul Revere is Stationed at Castle Island, Massachusetts
The island got its name from the fact that every fort located here was always informally known as "The Castle." Quickly appreciated for its... Read more
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Washington Crosses the Delaware
Final preparation for the attack was begun on December 23. On December 24 Washington ordered that each man be provided with three days rations and... Read more
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Battle of Ticonderoga
The 1777 Battle of Ticonderoga occurred between 2 and 6 July 1777 at Fort Ticonderoga, near the southern end of Lake Champlain in the state of New... Read more