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★03 Jul 1754
French and Indian War: George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania, the only military surrender in his entire career.

★26 Jul 1759
French and Indian War: Rather than defend Fort Carillon near present-day Ticonderoga, New York, from an approaching 11,000-man British force, French Brigadier General François-Charles de Bourlamaque withdrew his troops and attempted to blow up the fort.

★05 Jul 1775
The Second Continental Congress of Britain's Thirteen Colonies adopted the Olive Branch Petition in the hopes of avoiding war with Great Britain.

★02 Mar 1776
American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia from Georgia and South Carolina attempted to resist the British action to seize and remove supply ships anchored at Savannah, Georgia.

★28 Jun 1776
American Revolutionary War: The South Carolina militia repelled a British attack on Charleston.

★30 Sep 1791
The Magic Flute, one of the last operas composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, premiered at Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria.

★04 Mar 1814
War of 1812: An American raiding party defeated an attempt by British regulars, volunteers from the Canadian militia and Native Americans to intercept them near present-day Wardville, Ontario.

★13 Sep 1814
War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British forces during the Battle of Baltimore, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write "Defence of Fort McHenry", which was later used as the lyrics to the United States' national anthem.

★10 Apr 1815
Mount Tambora in Indonesia began one of the most violent volcanic eruptions in recorded history, killing at least 71,000 people, and affecting worldwide temperatures for the next two years.

★20 Jun 1819
Arriving in Liverpool, the SS Savannah became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

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