June 14, 1777 — The Second Continental Congress adopts the Stars and Stripes as its flag
Variously known as the “Stars and Stripes”, “Old Glory”, or “The Star-Spangled Banner”, the flag of the United States of...
July 4, 2021
The Past
December 25, 1776 — Washington’s forces cross the Delaware
George Washington was ready to make a decisive move as Christmas 1776 approached. Camped on the Pennsylvania side of the...
July 7, 2021
July 4, 1776 — Betsy Ross sews the first flag of the United States of America
It is a matter of some debate as to whether or not Betsy Ross actually created the first flag of...
July 9, 2021
May 1, 1776 — The Illuminati are founded in Ingolstadt, Bavaria
They are an ageless conspiracy that has existed since the dawn of time, secretly guiding the affairs of nations and...
July 14, 2021
April 18, 1775 — Paul Revere makes his midnight ride
Revere was a silversmith from Boston who would become an important player in the American Revolution. On the night of...
July 19, 2021
March 10, 1772 — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel is born
Schlegel and his brother August were two of the leading members of the Jena Romantics, a group of artists and...
July 24, 2021
December 17, 1770 — Ludwig van Beethoven born
Generally acknowledged to be one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of the classical composers, Ludwig van Beethoven was...
July 29, 2021
August 27, 1770 — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is born
Hegel was one of the most influential philosophers of his time. He built upon the work of Kant, Descartes, Hume...
August 4, 2021
April 29, 1770 — Captain James Cook is the first European to make contact with Australian Natives
It was on his first voyage of discovery that Captain James Cook’s ship the Endeavour, sighted the eastern coast of...
August 9, 2021
October 18, 1767 — Mason and Dixon complete the surveying of the Line between Maryland and Pennsylvania
Charles Mason, a fellow of the Royal Society and noted astronomer, and his sometime assistant, land surveyor and amateur astronomer,...
August 14, 2021
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