The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy, predecessor of the United States Navy. ㅤEstablished on October 13, 1775, by the…
The Treaty of Paris, ratified by the United States Congress on January 14, 1784, is ratified by King George III…
Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending…