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2 giorni fa · Yorktown campaign. Northwest Indian War. Whiskey Rebellion. George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
18 ore fa · The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. Grievances against the imperial government led the 13 colonies to begin uniting in 1774, and expelling British officials by 1775.
8 mag 2024 · February 22 [February 11, Old Style], 1732, Westmoreland county, Virginia [U.S.] Died: December 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, Virginia, U.S. (aged 67) Title / Office: presidency of the United States of America (1789-1797), United States. Continental Congress (1774-1775), United States. (Show more) Political Affiliation: Federalist Party.
2 giorni fa · 1504 – Higüey massacre. 1507 – A new world map by Martin Waldseemuller names the continents of the New World "America" in honor of Amerigo Vespucci. 1508 – First European colony and oldest known European settlement in a United States territory is founded at Caparra, Puerto Rico, by Ponce de Leon. 1512 – Laws of Burgos.
3 mag 2024 · ENTRY. George Washington (1732–1799) SUMMARY. George Washington served as commander in chief of the Continental army during the American Revolution (1775–1783), as president of the United States Constitutional Convention (1787), and as first president of the United States (1789–1797).
15 mag 2024 · Colonial Records & Topics. Calendars. The 1752 Calendar Change. Today, Americans are used to a calendar with a "year" based the earth's rotation around the sun, with "months" having no relationship to the cycles of the moon and New Years Day falling on January 1. However, that system was not adopted in England and its colonies until 1752.
13 mag 2024 · The revivals in 1732 of Handel’s masques Acis and Galatea and Haman and Mordecai (renamed Esther) led to the establishment of the English oratorio—a large musical composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, without acting or scenery, and usually dramatizing a story from the Bible in English-language lyrics.
