7th January 1782: The Bank of North America, the nation’s first chartered bank, opens in Philadelphia

The bank played a pivotal role in stabilizing the nation’s finances in the early years of new republic, contributing to the establishment of credit that laid the groundwork for a more organized and sophisticated financial system.

27th September 1777: The city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, became the capital of the United States for a single day

The Continental Congress convened for an official session in Lancaster’s County Courthouse, marking the one and only day the city held the title of the capital of the United States.

9th September 1776: The name ‘United States’ of America adopted by the Second Continental Congress

The new name for the former Thirteen Colonies represented a cohesive identity that united them under a common cause.