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Explore a Day
A Daily Journey Through the American Revolution
Travel through the American Revolutionary era one day at a time. For every day of the year, discover important events that occurred between 1770 and 1783, from the growing colonial resistance before the outbreak of war through the achievement of American independence and peace.
Each daily page highlights the most consequential events for that date and then moves year by year from 1770 through 1783. For each year, the page explains What Happened and why the event—or the historical setting of that day— was Important.
Use the selector above to explore any day of the year, or choose Today's Events to see what happened on today's date during the Revolutionary era.
“The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the
republican model of government, are justly considered, perhaps, as deeply,
as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American
people.”
— George Washington
— George Washington
