Also known as the Continental Colors, the Grand Union Flag remained in use until the Flag Resolution of 14 June 1777.
17th December 497 BCE: The first Saturnalia festival celebrated in ancient Rome
17th December 2020
Cannons fired as the British departed, acting as a signal for General George Washington to ride into the city with Governor George Clinton.
The Siege of Yorktown was the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America.
France and the United States signed the first two treaties ever negotiated by the American government, and which formally recognised the independence of the United States.
The Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolutionary War, was signed by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America.
John Hancock, one of Boston’s wealthiest merchants and a leading figure in Boston politics, forcibly removed customs officials from his ship Lydia.
18th January 1919: The Paris Peace Conference begins
18th January 2021
17th January 1991: Gulf War combat begins with Operation Desert Storm
17th January 2021
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019