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Historical Event(s)
– American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
– American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – “Give me Liberty, or give me Death!” – at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia.
– American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
– American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.
– The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies.
– King George III declares that the American colonies exist in a state of open and avowed rebellion.
– Benedict Arnold’s expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
– The United States Continental Congress orders the establishment of the Continental Navy (later renamed the United States Navy).
– The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
– American Revolutionary War: Battle of Quebec: British forces repulse an attack by Continental Army General Richard Montgomery.
Who Were Born On ?
– Walter Savage Landor, English writer (d. 1864)
– Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1856)
– Charles Lamb, English essayist (d. 1834)
– Alexander Anderson, American illustrator (d. 1870)
– J. M. W. Turner, English painter (d. 1851)
– Lucien Bonaparte, French politician, soldier and academic (d. 1840)
– Matthew Lewis, English novelist (d. 1818)
– Daniel O'Connell, Irish politician (d. 1847)
– Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (d. 1868)
– Jane Austen, English writer (d. 1817)