Historical Events

1550 William Cecil appoints himself English Secretary of State

Suppressing Pirates

1717 Britain's King George I issues the Proclamation "For Suppressing Pirates in the West Indies," granting pirates who surrender a pardon (reissued 1718)

1774 The first Continental Congress, a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that later become the United States, convenes at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia

1774 Twelve of the thirteen American colonies adopt a trade embargo against Great Britain at the First Continental Congress in Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Battle That Gave Birth To The USA

1781 A French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeats British forces under Admiral Thomas Graves and Samuel Hood at the Battle of the Che

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