Making of America
On this day in 1779, Congress establishes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help plan, design and prepare environmental and structural...
Making of America
On this day in 1792, John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute and advisor to the British king, George III, dies in London. Although most Americans...
Making of America
After successfully capturing British positions in Louisiana and Mississippi, Spanish General Bernardo de Galvez, commander of the Spanish...
Making of America
On this day in 1782, 160 Pennsylvania militiamen murder 96 Christian Indians–39 children, 29 women and 28 men–by hammering their skulls...
Making of America
On this day in 1777, Continental Congressman John Adams writes three letters to and receives two letters from his wife, Abigail. He is...
Making of America
A committee of the New York Provincial Congress instructs Major William Malcolm to dismantle the Sandy Hook lighthouse in the...
Making of America
On the cold, snowy night of March 5, 1770, a mob of angry colonists gathers at the Customs House in Boston and begins tossing snowballs...
Making of America
Under the cover of constant bombing from American artillery, Brigadier General John Thomas slips 2,000 troops, cannons and artillery into...
Making of America
Silas Deane, Connecticut delegate to the Continental Congress, leaves for France on a secret mission on this day in 1776. The Committee...
Making of America
In advance of the Continental Army’s occupation of Dorchester Heights, Massachusetts, General George Washington orders American artillery...
