1st of January 1826. David Nasmith, an evangelical Christian, founded the Glasgow City Mission in response to poverty, overcrowding, and addiction in Glasgow, Scotland. The Glasgow City Mission was the world's first City Mission and rescue mission. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow...

1st of January 1826. The Imperial system of units came into official use in the British Empire, replacing the Winchester Standards after the Weights and Measures Act 1824. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperia...

1st of January 1776. Nathan Hale's commission as a captain in the army

1st of January 1776. Second Continental Congress americanfounding.org/entries/seco...

1st of January 1776. Delaware Colonial Currency, 5 Shillings Note

1st of January 1776. Thomas Chadwick, of Newport, ran a runaway ad in the Newport Mercury for a "thick Negro fellow, had on a jacket very much patched with canvas, supposed to be gone to Dartmouth." Chadwick offered a "TWO DOLLARS Reward."

1st of January 1776. “Cupid’s Tower” in Darly’s comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.

1st of January 1776. During the American Revolutionary War, the port city of Norfolk, Virginia, was largely destroyed in an event known as the Burning of Norfolk. This conflagration was sparked by a British naval bombardment but was significantly expanded by Patriot (Whig) forces.

1st of January 1776. BREAKING: General George Washington ordered the raising of the Grand Union Flag (also known as the "Continental Colors") at Prospect Hill in Somerville, Massachusetts.

YEAR-END SUMMARY: Here are our top 20 most liked posts for 1025, 1525, 1775, and 1825. 20. [August 25th, 1825] Uruguay is declared independent of the Empire of Brazil by the Thirty-Three Orientals, a militant revolutionary group led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja. bsky.app/profile/200y...

31st of December 1825. English theologician, geologist and palaeontologist William Buckland marries Mary Morland of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, an accomplished illustrator and collector of fossils. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bu...

31st of December 1775. Letter from Alexander Hamilton to John Jay

31st of December 1775. George and Martha Washington worshipped at Christ Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts. At the request of Martha Washington, who had recently arrived at the Continental Army's headquarters, the church was temporarily reopened for a New Year’s Eve service.

31st of December 1775. Letter from George Washington to John Hancock founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...

31st of December 1775. The Lunar Society of Birmingham—an informal dinner club of influential Enlightenment-era scientists and industrialists—is believed to have held its first formal meeting.

31st of December 1775. BREAKING: American Continental Army forces under General Richard Montgomery and Colonel Benedict Arnold launched a disastrous, multi-pronged assault on British-held Quebec City during a snowstorm, resulting in the death of Montgomery, a wounded Arnold,

30th of December 1825. The phrase "Boston Tea Party" first appeared in print in The Statesman (New York) allthingsliberty.com/2013/11/7-my...

30th of December 1825. The Treaty of St. Louis between the US and the Shawnee Nation was proclaimed, where the Shawnee ceded lands in southeast Missouri for $11,000 and a leased blacksmith shop. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_...

30th of December 1775. George Washington's General Orders founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...

30th of December 1775. The Snow Campaign concluded. It was a foundational military operation in the South Carolina backcountry that effectively neutralized Loyalist opposition for the next several years.

30th of December 1525. Jakob Fugger "the Rich," one of the most powerful and wealthiest individuals in history, died in his native city of Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire.

29th of December 1825. Simón Bolívar appointed Antonio José de Sucre to govern Bolivia on December 29, 1825, before departing for Peru. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%...

29th of December 1825. French neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David dies in Brussels, United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the age of 77. Here are some of his works:

28th of December 1775. The 6th Virginia Regiment was authorized and raised in Williamsburg for the Continental Army

28th of December 1775. Achard de Bonvouloir to the Comte de Guines founders.archives.gov/documents/Fr...

27th of December 1775. Letter from Matthew Thornton to George Washington founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...

27th of December 1775. Benjamin Franklin on the Rattlesnake as a Symbol of America www.greatseal.com/symbols/ratt...

26th of December 1825. Thomas Jefferson to William Branch Giles founders.archives.gov/documents/Je...

26th of December 1825. 3000 Imperial Russian Army officers stage the Decembrist Revolt against Nicholas's accession in Saint Petersburg. The rebellion, however, is successfully suppressed by the government

26th of December 1775. General Richard Montgomery met with his officers near Quebec City to plan an imminent assault, driven by expiring enlistments and failure of bombardment

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25th of December 1025. Mieszko II Lambert was crowned King of Poland in the Gniezno Cathedral.

25th of December 1775. Pope Pius VI issued the encyclical Inscrutabile (alternatively titled Inscrutabile Divinae Sapientiae), subtitled "On the Problems of the Pontificate".

25th of December 1775. Major General of the Continental Army Charles Lee arrived in Newport & demanded oaths of allegiance to the Patriot's cause from prominent Tories of the city, including John Bours, whose oath is below.

24th of December 1825. Butts County, Georgia and Taliaferro County, Georgia was created

23rd of December 1825. Lowndes County, Georgia was created en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowndes...

23rd of December 1775. Patriot forces led by Colonel Richard Richardson began their march back towards the South Carolina coast after successfully disrupting Loyalist organizing in the backcountry during the Snow Campaign, a major early operation where heavy snows complicated the retreat,

22nd of December 1775. A fifth edition of Madam Johnson's Present, a comprehensive guide for servant-maids, has been published. It covers essential skills like spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic, cooking, and household management, with practical tables and monthly meal plans.

22nd of December 1775. Letter from John Hancock to George Washington founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...

22nd of December 1775. The thirteenth child of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler and Catharina van Rensselaer was born, they name her Cornelia Lynch Schuyler Morton

22nd of December 1775. The Prohibitory Act was passed by the British Parliament and granted Royal Assent. It was a pivotal measure that effectively declared economic and naval war against the Thirteen Colonies.

22nd of December 1775. The Battle of Great Cane Brake (also spelled "Great Cane Break"), a pivotal skirmish of the American Revolutionary War, was fought in modern-day Greenville County, South Carolina.

22nd of December 1775. The Continental Congress officially commissioned Esek Hopkins as the first Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy.

22nd of December 1825. A fire broke out at the Library of Congress, but thanks to quick action, the damage was minimized.

21st of December 1775. New Hampshire's Fifth Provincial Congress assembled in Exeter to act on the Continental Congress's resolution to establish a form of government.

21st of December 1775. Second Continental Congress americanfounding.org/entries/seco...

20th of December 1775. Second Continental Congress americanfounding.org/entries/seco...

20th of December 1775. The Gadsden flag, designed by Christopher Gadsden, was first flown on the USS Alfred by Commodore Esek Hopkins as the first commander of the Continental Navy

19th of December 1775. Letter from George Washington to John Hancock founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...

19th of December 1775. Patriot Militia attacked British troops on Sullivan’s Island, killing and capturing some. After clearing the island, they began building a fort. At 7 a.m., Capt. John Allston and 54 Indians surprised the British, burned the Pest House and Gunner Walker’s home, destroyed