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10th of November 1775. BREAKING: The United States Marine Corps was created by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The resolution called for "two Battalions of Marines be raised" to serve as landing forces for the Continental Navy.
18th of November 1525. Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz and George Blaurock are sentenced to bread and water in the tower by Zwingli and other Zurich authorities because of their Anabaptist beliefs and practices.
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 AM
18th of November 1525. Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz and George Blaurock are sentenced to bread and water in the tower by Zwingli and other Zurich authorities because of their Anabaptist beliefs and practices.
18th of November 1775. Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 AM
18th of November 1775. Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams
18th of November 1775. George Washington's General Orders founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
Founders Online: General Orders, 18 November 1775
General Orders, 18 November 1775
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November 18, 2025 at 4:57 AM
18th of November 1775. George Washington's General Orders founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
17th of November 1775. This proclamation by Samuel Adams from the Essex Journal expresses gratitude for divine mercy and blessings amid the hardships of war and oppression, acknowledging God's protection and provision during times of crisis.
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
17th of November 1775. This proclamation by Samuel Adams from the Essex Journal expresses gratitude for divine mercy and blessings amid the hardships of war and oppression, acknowledging God's protection and provision during times of crisis.
17th of November 1775. A privateering attack known as the Raid of Charleston took place during the American Revolutionary War. Two American privateer ships, the Hancock and the Franklin, attacked and plundered Charlottetown, which was then known as St. John's Island.
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
17th of November 1775. A privateering attack known as the Raid of Charleston took place during the American Revolutionary War. Two American privateer ships, the Hancock and the Franklin, attacked and plundered Charlottetown, which was then known as St. John's Island.
17th of November 1775. Anglican hymnwriter John Newton wrote in a letter: 'Rational assent may be the act of our natural reason; faith is the effect of immediate almighty power.'
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
17th of November 1775. Anglican hymnwriter John Newton wrote in a letter: 'Rational assent may be the act of our natural reason; faith is the effect of immediate almighty power.'
17th of November 1775. Colonel Henry Knox began his "Knox Expedition," also known as the "Noble Train of Artillery," to move over 60 tons of captured cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to the Continental Army camps near Boston.
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
17th of November 1775. Colonel Henry Knox began his "Knox Expedition," also known as the "Noble Train of Artillery," to move over 60 tons of captured cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to the Continental Army camps near Boston.
17th of November 1775. King Gustav III of Sweden officially established the city of Kuopio, Finland (which was part of Sweden at the time). This date is recognized as the city's official founding day.
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
17th of November 1775. King Gustav III of Sweden officially established the city of Kuopio, Finland (which was part of Sweden at the time). This date is recognized as the city's official founding day.
17th of November 1775. The U.S. Field Artillery was established when the Continental Congress elected Henry Knox as the "Colonel of the Regiment of Artillery"
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
17th of November 1775. The U.S. Field Artillery was established when the Continental Congress elected Henry Knox as the "Colonel of the Regiment of Artillery"
16th of November 1825. A Boston newspaper notice marked the beginning of Quincy's granite industry, transforming the town into a major supplier of monumental stone structures for Boston and the world. www.massmoments.org/moment-detai...
Quincy's Granite Industry Begins
On this day in 1825, a Boston newspaper carried a notice seeking 9,000 tons of the best Quincy granite for the Bunker Hill Monument. This marked the beginning of the granite industry in Quincy. For th...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:32 AM
16th of November 1825. A Boston newspaper notice marked the beginning of Quincy's granite industry, transforming the town into a major supplier of monumental stone structures for Boston and the world. www.massmoments.org/moment-detai...
16th of November 1775. A British Council of War in Quebec, led by Lieutenant Governor Hector Cramahé and Lieutenant Colonel Allen Maclean, decided to secure the city's defenses by incorporating sailors and marines from naval vessels as ground troops to counter the approaching American forces under
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November 16, 2025 at 5:32 AM
16th of November 1775. A British Council of War in Quebec, led by Lieutenant Governor Hector Cramahé and Lieutenant Colonel Allen Maclean, decided to secure the city's defenses by incorporating sailors and marines from naval vessels as ground troops to counter the approaching American forces under
16th of November 1775. George Washington's Instructions to Colonel Henry Knox founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
Founders Online: Instructions to Colonel Henry Knox, 16 November 1775
Instructions to Colonel Henry Knox, 16 November 1775
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November 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
16th of November 1775. George Washington's Instructions to Colonel Henry Knox founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
16th of November 1775. Henry Knox departed for Fort Ticonderoga at the direction of George Washington to retrieve heavy artillery and transport it to the Continental Army outside Boston.
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
16th of November 1775. Henry Knox departed for Fort Ticonderoga at the direction of George Washington to retrieve heavy artillery and transport it to the Continental Army outside Boston.
16th of November 1775. Extract of a Letter from General Burgoyne to a Noble Lord, dated Boston, June 25 (Pennsylvania Evening Post)
November 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM
16th of November 1775. Extract of a Letter from General Burgoyne to a Noble Lord, dated Boston, June 25 (Pennsylvania Evening Post)
15th of November 1775. The Battle of Kemp's Landing takes place in Princess Anne County, Virginia (now Virginia Beach). The result was a decisive British victory.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
15th of November 1775. The Battle of Kemp's Landing takes place in Princess Anne County, Virginia (now Virginia Beach). The result was a decisive British victory.
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14th of November 1825. Professor Clement C. Moore delivered a lecture on the Hebrew Bible, warmly praised by a pseudonymous writer as entering "intimately into the spirit of Hebrew poetry." melvilliana.blogspot.com/2024/11/earl...
Early praise for Clement C. Moore's 1825 lecture on the Hebrew Bible
Original research and riffs on Herman Melville, authorship, and 19th century American literature.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
14th of November 1825. Professor Clement C. Moore delivered a lecture on the Hebrew Bible, warmly praised by a pseudonymous writer as entering "intimately into the spirit of Hebrew poetry." melvilliana.blogspot.com/2024/11/earl...
14th of November 1825. German romantic writer Jean Paul, known for his humorous stories and novels, dies from dropsy in Bayreuth at the age of 62.
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
14th of November 1825. German romantic writer Jean Paul, known for his humorous stories and novels, dies from dropsy in Bayreuth at the age of 62.
14th of November 1775. Virginia's Royal Governor Lord Dunmore presented and published his proclamation, which declared martial law and offered freedom to enslaved people and indentured servants who joined the British to fight against American rebels
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
14th of November 1775. Virginia's Royal Governor Lord Dunmore presented and published his proclamation, which declared martial law and offered freedom to enslaved people and indentured servants who joined the British to fight against American rebels
14th of November 1775. Richard Henry Lee, a Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, visited fellow delegate John Adams, and the two held a fruitful discussion on “what form of government is more readily and easily adopted.”
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
14th of November 1775. Richard Henry Lee, a Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, visited fellow delegate John Adams, and the two held a fruitful discussion on “what form of government is more readily and easily adopted.”
13th of November 1775. Two of the schooners sent out by General George Washington, the Lee and the Hancock, captured the British supply ship Speedwell.
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 AM
13th of November 1775. Two of the schooners sent out by General George Washington, the Lee and the Hancock, captured the British supply ship Speedwell.
13th of November 1775. American forces under General Richard Montgomery captured Montreal without a fight during the American Revolutionary War
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
13th of November 1775. American forces under General Richard Montgomery captured Montreal without a fight during the American Revolutionary War
12th of November 1775. Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband John Adams reacting to Great Britain's rejection of the Olive Branch Petition. In the letter, she expressed growing anger and hostility toward Britain, stating, "Let us seperate, they are unworthy to be our Breathren"
November 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
12th of November 1775. Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband John Adams reacting to Great Britain's rejection of the Olive Branch Petition. In the letter, she expressed growing anger and hostility toward Britain, stating, "Let us seperate, they are unworthy to be our Breathren"
12th of November 1775. General George Washington issued an order to not enlist "negroes, boys unable to bear arms, nor old men" in the Continental Army. founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
Founders Online: General Orders, 12 November 1775
General Orders, 12 November 1775
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November 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
12th of November 1775. General George Washington issued an order to not enlist "negroes, boys unable to bear arms, nor old men" in the Continental Army. founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
11th of November 1775. Letter from John Adams to Henry Knox founders.archives.gov/documents/Ad...
Founders Online: John Adams to Henry Knox, 11 November 1775
John Adams to Henry Knox, 11 November 1775
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November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
11th of November 1775. Letter from John Adams to Henry Knox founders.archives.gov/documents/Ad...
11th of November 1775. Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor founders.archives.gov/documents/Fr...
Founders Online: Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 11 November 1755
Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 11 November 1755
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November 11, 2025 at 5:21 AM
11th of November 1775. Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor founders.archives.gov/documents/Fr...