Congress met on Sunday, April 8, 1781, upon receipt of intelligence that the British fleet was moving out of New York harbor, presumably for the Chesapeake. Prayer Indispensable ...

In 1775, a year before there was a United States and six weeks after the Continental Army was formed, George Washington made ...

July 4: Adopting The Document On July 4, the Continental Congress reconvened to vote on the final text of the Declaration of Independence, incorporating various edits made over the previous days.