1781

6-Jul

Stamford Raffles (British statesman, founder of Singapore)

19-Oct

British troops under Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, as the American Revolution neared its end.

28-Sep

American forces in the Revolutionary War, backed by a French fleet, began their siege of Yorktown Heights, Virginia.

4-Sep

Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers. (Its original name: El Pueblo de Nuestro Señora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula.)

13-Mar

The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel.

1-Mar

The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress.

5-Jan

A British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burned Richmond, Virginia.

1-Jan

1,500 soldiers of the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment rebelled against the Continental Army’s winter camp known as The Pennsylvania Line Mutiny of 1781. The soldiers demanded

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Dianne Russell

Dianne Russell

Dianne Russell

Dianne Russell

Dianne Russell