Subjects – Revolutionary War
General George Washington wrote a letter to the Continental Congress about conditions in the city of Boston
March 24, 1776
On this date, General George Washington wrote a letter to the Continental Congress about conditions in the city of Boston, which British troops had evacuated after a one-year occupation.
Constantino Brumidi’s fresco of the British Surrender at Yorktown
October 17, 1781
On this date, General George Washington accepted Lord Cornwallis’s surrender at Yorktown, marking the penultimate battle of the Revolutionary War.
The Permanent Seat of Government Act
July 16, 1790
On this date, President George Washington signed into law the Permanent Seat of Government Act, which established the location of the federal city.
Representative Benjamin Brown of Massachusetts
September 17, 1831
On this date, Representative Benjamin Brown of Massachusetts died in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine.
Speaker of the House Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina
June 29, 1837
On this date, former Speaker of the House Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina died at “Buck Spring,” his home.
Granting House Floor privileges to a 108-year-old Revolutionary War veteran
February 10, 1870
The House of Representatives accorded a rare honor to Revolutionary War veteran, John Kitts, granting him House Floor privileges for the day