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7th of March 1776. Ad for "The Modern Riding-Master" in the Pennsylvania Evening Post

7th of March 1526. The Zürich council passed an edict that made adult re-baptism punishable by drowning.

7th of March 1826. Abraham van Strij, a prominent Dutch painter and draughtsman, dies at 72. Here are some of his works:

Founders Online: General Orders, 6 March 1776 General Orders, 6 March 1776

7th of March 1776. A day of fasting, prayer, and humiliation was observed by the Continental Army under the orders of General George Washington founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...

6th of March 1776. The South Carolina March 6, 1776, Two Pounds note

Founders Online: John Hancock to George Washington, 6 March 1776 John Hancock to George Washington, 6 March 1776

6th of March 1776. Letter from John Hancock to George Washington founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...

6th of March 1776. The New York Provincial Congress ordered the dismantling of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse to prevent British naval forces from using it as a navigational aid to invade New York Harbor

5th of March 1776. British forces in Boston awoke to find the Continental Army had fortified Dorchester Heights overnight with heavy artillery.

5th of March 1776. New York Colonial Note

5th of March 1526. Zurich authorities commence a trial which eventuates in sentences of life imprisonment for the Anabaptists Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, and George Blaurock. Two weeks later the three manage to escape.

Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon - Wikipedia

4th of March 1526. William Carey and Mary Boleyn announces the birth of a son, they name him Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_C...

4th of March 1826. The Massachusetts Legislature granted a charter for the Granite Railway, widely recognized as the first commercial railroad in the United States.

4th of March 1776. The Continental Army executed a stealthy, high-stakes operation to fortify Dorchester Heights, effectively ending the 11-month Siege of Boston. This strategic maneuver gave General George Washington his first major victory of the American Revolutionary War.

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery - Wikipedia

3rd of March 1826. Jefferson Barracks was established as the oldest U.S. military installation west of the Mississippi River. Named for Thomas Jefferson, it now serves as a national cemetery with over 237,000 interments. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffers...

Joseph Wharton - Wikipedia

3rd of March 1826. William and Deborah Fisher Wharton, an American Quaker minister, suffragist, social reformer and proponent of women's rights, welcomes a new son, Joseph Wharton en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_...

3rd of March 1776. Rev. Deacon's Orders of English Evangelical preacher Rev. Brian Bury Collins.

3rd of March 1776. Letter from a British officer in Boston (Pennsylvania Evening Post)

3rd of March 1826. Massachusetts' State Library was founded as the Library of the General Court. Established to serve state government research needs, it remains in the State House today.

3rd of March 1776. Silas Deane, a former Connecticut delegate to the Continental Congress, departed for France on a critical secret mission to secure covert aid for the American colonies.

Founders Online: General Orders, 3 March 1776 General Orders, 3 March 1776

3rd of March 1776. Washington's General Orders founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...

This marked the first time the American flag appeared over a foreign stronghold.

3rd of March 1776. BREAKING: The Raid of Nassau occurs. It was the first amphibious landing by Continental Marines and Navy. Led by Commodore Hopkins and Captain Nicholas, 230 Marines captured Fort Montagu and seized 88 cannons and gunpowder.

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Founders Online: Abigail Adams to John Adams, 2 March 1776 Abigail Adams to John Adams, 2 March 1776

2nd of March 1776. Letter from Abigiail Adams to John Adams founders.archives.gov/documents/Ad...

2nd of March 1776. Georgia Patriot militia, led by figures like Joseph Habersham and Colonel Lachlan McIntosh, arrested Royal Governor James Wright to prevent him from aiding a British fleet seeking supplies

2nd of March 1776. The Second Continental Congress dispatches a delegate and merchant named Silas Deane (Groton, Connecticut) on a secret envoy to Paris, to ask for military assistance and determine whether France would recognize the new nations independence.

The group consisted of approximately 240 people, including 30 families, who were tasked by the Spanish Crown with establishing a colonial presidio and mission at San Francisco Bay.

2nd of March 1776. The Juan Bautista de Anza expedition arrived at Mission San Luis Obispo while en route to San Francisco.

2nd of March 1776. BREAKING: American forces under General George Washington began a strategic two-day bombardment of British-occupied Boston from Lechmere Point and other locations, using heavy artillery transported from Fort Ticonderoga by Henry Knox.