Nov 20,1942 - Present
THE 46TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
1781 The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny of 1781 saw 1,500 soldiers rebel against the Continental Army in Morristown, New Jersey.
1781 British forces, led by Benedict Arnold, set Richmond, Virginia, ablaze during the American Revolutionary War.
1781 In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeated France's last attempt to invade Jersey in the Channel Islands.
1781 The Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina saw Continental troops, under General Daniel Morgan, triumph over British forces led by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton during the American Revolutionary War.
1781 American Revolutionary War: British forces seized the Dutch-owned Caribbean island Sint Eustatius.
1781 During the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, Captain Thomas Shirley embarked on a daring expedition. His mission: to challenge Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa, present-day Ghana. This maritime campaign holds its place in the annals of colonial rivalries.
1781 The United States witnesses the Articles of Confederation coming into effect, a significant step in the nation's early history, forging the path toward a more perfect union.
1781 William Herschel's momentous discovery of Uranus in 1781 expanded humanity's knowledge of the cosmos and planetary systems.
1781 Amid the American Revolutionary War, a fierce naval clash erupted between British and French fleets off the coast of Martinique in the Battle of Fort Royal.
1781 Jack Jouett's legendary midnight ride unfolds as he embarks on a perilous journey to forewarn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of the impending threat posed by the notorious Banastre Tarleton and his raiders.
1781 The Battle of Dogger Bank represents a naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War in European waters.
1781 During the American Revolutionary War, a small Pennsylvania militia force falls victim to a surprise attack by an American Indian group. This event forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his Detroit expedition.
1781 With faith and fortitude, Los Angeles is born as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles, nurtured by 44 Spanish pioneers.
1781 The Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781 was a pivotal naval engagement during the American Revolutionary War. It marked the French Navy's successful repulsion of the British Navy, contributing to the British surrender at Yorktown.
1781 The Battle of Groton Heights during the American Revolutionary War ended in a British triumph, marking a notable chapter in the struggle for independence.
1781 The Battle of Eutaw Springs marked the final significant conflict in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. Its outcome had far-reaching implications for the emerging United States.
1781 The siege of Yorktown begins, with French and American forces backed by a French fleet.
1781 The surrender of British General Charles Cornwallis at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781 effectively marked the end of the American Revolutionary War. This event paved the way for American nationhood.
1781 The siege of Yorktown concludes, marking a critical turning point in the American Revolutionary War, as British forces surrender to American and French troops.
1781 Austria takes a significant stride towards religious tolerance by granting approval to the Patent of Toleration, which offers limited freedom of worship. This momentous decision sets an example for the world.
1781 The horrifying Zong massacre unfolds when the crew of the British slave ship Zong callously dumps 54 enslaved Africans into the sea, a tragic event that would have far-reaching consequences.
