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★28 May 1754
French and Indian War: Led by 22-year-old George Washington, a company of colonial militia from Virginia ambushed a force of 35 Canadiens in the Battle of Jumonville Glen.

★16 Jun 1755
After a two-week siege, the French commander of Fort Beauséjour surrendered to the British, marking the end of Father Le Loutre's War.

★18 Oct 1775
American Revolutionary War: In an act of retaliation against ports that supported Patriot activities in the early stages of the war, the Royal Navy destroyed what is now Portland, Maine.

★03 Mar 1776
American Revolutionary War: Samuel Nicholas and the Continental Marines successfully landed on New Providence and captured Nassau in the Bahamas.

★26 Dec 1776
American Revolutionary War: In the predawn hours, George Washington and his army crossed the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack against the Hessian forces at the Battle of Trenton.

★27 Apr 1777
American Revolutionary War: British Army regulars defeated Patriot militias in the Battle of Ridgefield, galvanizing resistance in the Connecticut Colony.

★16 Jan 1780
Anglo-Spanish War: The Royal Navy gained their first major naval victory over their European enemies in the war when they defeated a Spanish squadron in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.

★04 Aug 1783
An eruption of Mount Asama, one of the most active volcanoes in Japan, killed roughly 1,400 people and exacerbated a famine, resulting in another 20,000 deaths.

★21 Jun 1788
New Hampshire ratified the U.S. Constitution and was admitted as the ninth U.S. state.

★16 Jul 1790
U.S. President George Washington signed the Residence Act, selecting a new permanent site along the Potomac River for the capital of the United States, which later became Washington, D.C.

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