Ellis Island Immigration Station Opens
In December, 1891 seventeen-year-old Annie Moore of County Cork, climbed aboard the USS Nevada, along with her two younger brothers, in Queensland, Ireland (now known …
New York
Statue of Liberty Dedicated
The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States, is dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover …
Amistad Rebellion: Sengbe Pieh and 56 fellow Africans Mutiny Aboard the Ship La Armistad enroute to Cuba
On July 2, 1839, Sengbe Pieh and 56 fellow Africans mutiny aboard the ship La Armistad enroute to Cuba. The ship is captured off Long Island, NY, …
Emma Willard Officially Opens The Troy Female Seminary, the First School that Offers Higher Education for Women
The school was located in Troy, New York and acheived tremedous success. The school taught math, philosophy, geography, history, and science. Emma Hart Willard was born …
Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton duals Vice President Aaron Burr
Hamilton intentionally fired into the air, but his political rival, Vice President Aaron Burr, took deadly aim and fatally shot him in a duel July …
The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation, passed by the US Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, was enacted on March 1, 1781 as the founding constitution of …
Gov. Morris Letter to John Penn: We Shall be under the Domination of a Riotous Mob
When news of the first measures that came to be known as the Coercive Acts reached New York City, the Sons of Liberty sprang to …
The Sons of Liberty Erected a Liberty Pole in the commons of NYC Celebrating the Repeal of the Stamp Act.
Although little is ever spoken of the liberty pole today, at the time of the American War for Independence and decades prior, they were the …