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c. 5700 BCE
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Eruption and collapse of Mount Mazama creates Crater Lake
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Installation of Old Guardhouse - Fort Clark historic marker
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1565
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Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founds the city of St. Augustine, Florida. It is the first permanent European settlement in the future United States.
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1635
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Colony of Connecticut founded
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1636
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Harvard University Founded
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1663
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Religious Liberty in Rhode Island
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17 Jan 1706
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Birth of Benjamin Franklin
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1724
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Construction of the Alamo
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13 Apr 1753
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Birth of Thomas Jefferson
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Dec 1763
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Dedication of Touro Synagogue
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1767
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David Martin Paints Portrait of Benjamin Franklin
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5 Mar 1770
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British soldiers fire into a threatening mob surrounding them at the customs house in Boston, killing five. Dubbed the "Boston Massacre" by the American press, with dramatic illustrations by Paul Revere and inflammatory propaganda by Samuel Adams, the eve
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16 Dec 1773
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Boston Tea Party
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18 Apr 1775
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Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
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19 Apr 1775
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
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20 Apr 1775
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Siege of Boston
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10 May 1775
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Second Continental Congress
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17 Mar 1776
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End of the Siege of Boston
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21 Sep 1776
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British retake New York City from Continental Army
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26 Dec 1776
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Washington Crosses the Delaware
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3 Jan 1777
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Continental Army drives back three British regiments from Princeton, marches on to Morristown
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17 Oct 1777
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General Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga, New York, in an event considered a turning point of the American Revolution. The Convention of Saratoga allows the return of Burgoyne's troops under the condition that they never fight again in North America. Perha
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19 Dec 1777
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Continental Army endures bitter cold and hardship at Valley Forge
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1789
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George Washington becomes first President of the United States
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1790
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Washington Promises Religious Freedom for Jews
