The third of ten children, Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 (April 2, 1743 OS) at the family home in Shadwell, Goochland County, Virginia,…
The Continental Congress Returns to Philadelphia Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Congress, http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/revolution_day_by_day.html
With the British defense weakened, Washington on October 14, 1781 sent two columns to attack the last major remaining British outer defenses. A French column took…
King George I of Great Britain Takes the Throne Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_monarchs
At age 17, Franklin ran away to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, seeking a new start in a new city. When he first arrived, he worked in several printer…
King George II of Great Britain Takes the Throne Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_monarchs
The first child of Augustine Washington (1694–1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708–1789), George Washington was born on their Pope’s Creek Estate near present-day…
John Adams, the eldest of three sons,[6] was born on October 30, 1735 (October 19, 1735 Old Style, Julian calendar), in what is now Quincy, Massachusetts…