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	Timeline, 1778
		In the spring of 1778, the state legislature abolished all Committees of Safety in New York in favor of “Commissioners of Conspiracy” to be appointed by the governor.
		The committee’s demise came in May 1778 when it decided to free a certain debtor who was being held in the county jail.
		In mid-March 1778, a party of Indians and Tories, led by one of the former residents named Caselman, appeared on snowshoes, killed and scalped one boy, took twelve men prisoners, and burned the houses.
	www.threerivershms.com /Timeline1778.htm (2818 words)

	History of Nova Scotia; Book.2; Part 2; Ch. 13, The Concluding Years (1778-83)." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1778, the French were to officially recognize American independence and become allied with them, and, conclude a treaty in respect to trade.
		In 1778, we see that in the north end of the Halifax peninsula, there was to be "a more advanced and commanding landward defence for the vulnerable Naval Yard, and to some extent for the town," thus Fort Needham was built under the supervision of Captain William Spry.
		We now run up through the principal events of the war in America to the point when hostilities came to an end and Great Britain was to officially recognize the independence of the United States of America.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/NovaScotiaBk2/Part2/Ch13.htm (2192 words)

	Malaspina Great Books - Voltaire (1694)
		But the general events of this Ferney life are somewhat of that happy kind which are no events.
		In politics proper he seems indeed to have had few or no constructive ideas, and to have been entirely ignorant or quite reckless of the fact that his attacks were destroying a state of things for which as a whole he neither had nor apparently wished to have any substitute.
		His other efforts in this latter direction are either slight and almost insignificant in scope, or, as in the case of the somewhat famous Ecossaise, deriving all their interest from being personal libels.
	www.malaspina.org /home.asp?topic=./search/details&lastpage=./search/results&ID=127 (7891 words)

	Papers of George Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the late spring and early summer of 1778 the British pulled out of Philadelphia and the leadership of the Continental army was faced with a dilemma.
		On the other hand, the Americans could allow the British to retreat across New Jersey with the expectation that the entrance of the French on the side of the Americans would end the war soon enough.
		In a council of war on 24 June 1778, Major General Lee argued against the plan to pursue and engage the British forces and was adamantly in favor of allowing the British to retreat unmolested.
	gwpapers.virginia.edu /documents/revolution/lee (314 words)

	Chronology of Events Leading to Yorktown
		June-July 1778 - British evacuate forces from Philadelphia and occupy New York City as their new main base of operations.
		September 14, 1781 - Washington and Rochambeau arrive in Williamsburg and prepare for the arrival of the army.
		Chronology of Events Following the Siege of Yorktown
	www.nps.gov /colo/Ythanout/chronbyt.html (704 words)

	Jane Austen Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		While these humble mimics of the drama are exhibiting their performances in one place, mountebanks of various grades, fire-eaters, necromancers, and rope-dancers, attract the gaze of the multitude by the sublimest efforts of their skill, and while looking thus with the stupid stare, more cunning knaves are artfully and industriously removing watches, pocket-books, &c.
		The wind being nearly due West, their intention was to come to their mother earth again somewhere on the Essex side of the Thames, near Tilbury or Hornchurch; unless, by some sudden shifting of the breeze, they should find it advisable to land on the coast of Kent.
		We have not space to give a description of the other different apartments on this floor, all of which are of the most magnificent.
	www.printsgeorge.com /Jane_Austen-events.htm (4761 words)

	Historical Eras
		Henry Clay and others touted an “American System” that was supposed to unite the country, but probably shortchanged the South.
		Various events and issues sharpened the controversy: the Fugitive Slave Act; the novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin; the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854); the Dred Scott case (1857); and the actions of John Brown.
		Major trends and events included efforts to limit immigration, the growth of American industry, the Roaring Twenties and the stock market crash of 1929.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/eras.html (3901 words)

	Native American Clashes with European Settlers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Historian Otis Rice suggests this absence was due to the Five Nations, "which sought domination of the Ohio Valley as part of their effort to control the fur trade with the Dutch, and later the British.
		In the spring of 1778, the British, Wyandot, and Mingo launched an offensive on frontier forts.
		In 1778, George Rogers Clark temporarily broke the British-Indian alliance with victories in the Illinois territory at Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes.
	www.wvculture.org /history/indland.html (1804 words)

	North Jersey Highlands Historical Society
		6, 1778 of Major Nathaniel Strong who was found "Lying Dead" with two projectiles in his neck and head.
		The Ramapo Valley referred to above is the area of the present-day intersection of Routes 17, 287, and the Thruway.
		It has always been a natural pass and in Revolutionary War times it was one of two possible routes from New York City to the north (the other was the Hudson River itself).
	www.northjerseyhistory.org /history/smith/claudius.htm (521 words)

	A Bio. of America: America at the Centennial - Feature
		He goes on to establish the African Methodist Episcopal Church after he and other fls are denied the right to worship in a white Methodist congregation.
		Nat Turner, a religiously inspired slave, leads a revolt against his master and other slave holders that results in the deaths of 60 whites in Virginia over a two-day period.
		Considered by many to be a martyr to the cause of African American freedom and by others to be an extreme terrorist, John Brown, the fiery abolitionist, leads a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) to capture weapons and lead an army of slaves to end slavery in America.
	www.acpbchannel.com /biographyofamerica/prog13/feature/index_text.html (2594 words)

	PENNSYLVANIA EVENTS - VALLEY FORGE
		General George Washington, on the other hand, was struggling to hold the colonial army together.
		Other leaders joining Washington at this time who would make a great impact on the war were Baron de Kalb, Marquis de Lafayette, Casimir Pulaski, and Thaddeus Kosciusko.
		In June of 1778, after the British moved out of Philadelphia, Washington moved his troops out of Valley Forge, and the Revolution would continue.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/4547/forge.html (268 words)

	List of Qualifying One Day Events
		Route goes by the Weston beacon which was kept lit during the conflict by colonial soldiers.
		The beacon was one of three used to signal the Minutemen in the event British ships arrived in Boston Harbor.
		The town was twice used for Washington's headquarters, in 1776 and again in 1778 during the beginning of the Monmouth campaign.
	home.earthlink.net /~amrevwalks/id2.html (650 words)

	The Alaska Poster Company presents Alaska Events on Stamps
		Some believe he took his mistress on the trip and his wife poisoned him, others think he was poisoned for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal.
		Others claim it was a stroke, pneumonia or a heart attack.
		Yes, Wyatt Earp is known for the shootout at the O.K. Corral in Arizona in 1881, riding shotgun on Wells Fargo stagecoaches and other events that garnered him inclusion in the USPS' 1994 Legends of the West issue.
	www.alaskapostercompany.com /AKpeople.html (2270 words)

	PBS - THE WEST - Events from 1650 to 1800
		Under pressure from missionaries in the territory, New Mexican Governor Juan Francisco de Treviño begins a campaign against Pueblo religious practices, hanging four Indians in the plaza at Santa Fe on accusations of witchcraft and publicly whipping 43 others.
		Beginning of the Seven Years War between England and France, which in the British colonies of North America is known as the French and Indian War.
		The Spaniards are routed, losing a cannon in their retreat, and Comanche raids become a constant threat to settlers throughout Tejas.
	www.pbs.org /weta/thewest/events/1650_1800.htm (1900 words)

	SparkNotes: The Revolutionary War (1775-1783): The War in The South—-After 1778
		In 1778 France declared war on Britain, followed in 1779 and 1780 by Spain and the Dutch Republic, respectively.
		Partially in response to this turn of events and partially in response to the declining situation in the North, the British turned their attention to the American South.
		Although the British could explain their shift in focus from North to South by citing the practical need to locate their troops in a more flexible position relative to their other major conflicts around the globe, many historians believe the move South truly signified the frustrated effort to quell the resistance in the North.
	www.sparknotes.com /history/american/revolution/section8.rhtml (1134 words)

	Spokane House
		In 1778, the North West Company was organized as a comercial fur-trading network which ultimately spanned the continent.
		The post was also located on a traditional meeting ground of the Spokane area Native American tribes, making it an excellent spot in which to trade for furs.
		Subsequent excavations revealed sections of other walls with the result that two rectangular areas were located, one within the other.
	www.riversidestatepark.org /spokane_house.htm (968 words)

	Chargers.com - Igor sighting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He missed all of the Chargers’ offseason training, other than last week’s three-day rookie mini camp, due to an NFL rule barring rookies from joining their teams until their school’s graduation.
		Share it with other Chargers.com readers on the team's official message boards.
		Find out what other are saying about the Chargers in the last seven days.
	www.chargers.com /news/headline_detail.cfm?news_key=1778 (555 words)

	France During the French Revolution and Under Napoleon Bonaparte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The event causes "an awful pause and death-like silence for about three minutes." The battle continues until 10:00, when a lull is caused by exhaustion.
		At Montingny, half the mules are loaded with victuals and munitions, and the other half attached to gun carriages whose cannon have been removed.
		The cannon are enveloped in hollow tree trunks, and are dragged across the ice and snow by French soldiers, since there are not enough mules for the task and the peasants refused to undertake the arduous work.
	www.txdirect.net /users/rrichard/napoleo1.htm (4645 words)

	Portland Events Calendar - Portland Oregon Visitors Association
		Big, bright and beautiful, this event unites the community in an evening of celebration and sharing for the whole family.
		More than 100 wineries are open to the public during this special weekend; many of which are not open to the public at any other time of the year.
		The beers featured at the event are produced by 29 of the region's premier craft brewers and are created specifically to bring warmth and cheer to the holiday season.
	www.travelportland.com /event_calendar (3316 words)

	The Union - Opinion
		When a person finally becomes so desperate that they come out of their closet to ask for help, too often we must say that there is no help.
		Not until you are a danger to yourself, a danger to others, or are severely disabled.
		Other Voices: Let parents be parents: Support Prop.
	www.theunion.com /article/20050519/OPINION/105190103 (833 words)

	Those Were the Days, Today in History - January 18
		1778 - Captain James Cook of the British Navy thought he was the first to find a group of islands in the Pacific.
		Other explorers before Cook probably stopped at the Hawaiian Islands as early as the 1500s.
		However, it was Cook who spread the word of the existence of this group of tropical isles to the rest of the world.
	www.440.com /twtd/archives/jan18.html (1665 words)

	1778 in Canada
		Guajara in other languages: Spanish, Deutsch, French, Italian...
		See also: 1777 in Canada, other events of 1778, 1779 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
		British Captain James Cook explores Alaskan coast, seeking Northwest Passage back to the Atlantic.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/1/17/1778_in_canada.html (206 words)

	William Henry Ashley
		In fact, Ashley and his men in the other expeditions often camped with or near Indian villages.
		They had a mixed reputation of being sometimes friendly and at other times had been violent to the white trappers.
		The Rendezvous was a raucous event where supplies were brought in from St. Louis on very large supply expeditions, whiskey was flowing and men that had been in the mountains for a year of solitary work were ready to mix pleasure with business.
	members.aol.com /cybergts/william_ashley.html (2032 words)

	Historical Political Events for February 6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Joan of Arc was born Jeanette d'Arc in the French village of Domrémy.
		The President is requesting $265 Billion for the Department of Defense and other agencies.
		According to the Center for Defense Information, this budget is 5 1/2 times that of the 2nd largest spender, Russia, and is nearly 18 times as large as the combined spending of the 7 countries labeled by the Pentagon as our most likely adversaries!
	www.magnolia.net /~leonf/cgi/disp_day.cgi?2&6&1998 (206 words)

	South Carolina SC - Rawlins Lowndes - 1778-1779
		March 19, 1778 – President Lowndes approved the changes to the state constitution that changed the title of South Carolina's chief executive's office from president to governor, although he was called "president" until the end of his term
		March 19, 1778 – The new constitution also disestablished the Church of England in South Carolina, deprived the state's chief executive of the power to veto, and created a popularly elected Senate
		On March 6, 1778, Lowndes was elected president by the South Carolina General Assembly.
	www.sciway.net /hist/governors/lowndes.html (254 words)

	Kidsreads.com - MY AMERICA by Scholastic
		Polly's family won't let them see each other anymore, and Hope is sad to think they are on different sides in the war.
		George Washington, The Sons of Liberty, and famous events like The Boston Tea Party are all a part of the history recorded in Hope's second diary.
		Hope describes the realities of life in Pennsylvania as she is caught up in the midst of the Revolutionary War.
	www.kidsreads.com /series/series-myamerica-reviews.asp (526 words)

	Carnegie Hall: The New York Debut Winners Series
		This Event Me invitation has been sent to you by a friend of yours.
		Join Event Me yourself to get invited to social and professional events of your choice, organized by your city's premier organizers.
		The upcoming event will be his New York Debut.
	www.eventme.com /Forward.aspx?Event=carnegie_bloos (431 words)

	Events at other places - Eyedrum - Art Music Atlanta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Events at other places - - eyedrum art music atlanta
		Focusing upon the idea of undetectable influences, this installation examines how people's thoughts and actions affect others without direct consideration.
		The concept of intangible audio environments representing the psyche has been a focus of Ms.
	www.eyedrum.org /otherPlaces.asp (577 words)

	Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) \| Special Topics Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Etching also provided Piranesi with a livelihood, allowing him to turn one of his favorite activities, drawing the ancient and modern buildings of Rome, into a lucrative source of income.
		By 1747, Piranesi had begun the work for which he is best known, the Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome), and he continued to produce plates for the series until the year of his death in 1778.
		His Delle magnificenza ed architettura de’Romani of 1761 advanced the view, shared by other scholars, that the Romans had learned not from the Greeks—as British and French scholars had begun to argue—but from the earlier inhabitants of Italy, the Etruscans.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/pira/hd_pira.htm (1056 words)

	The American Revolution (John Bull and Uncle Sam) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mason wrote in the autumn of 1778: "Enormities and cruelties have been committed here, which not only disgrace the British Name, but dishonour the human kind.
		This is a proof sheet of one-penny stamps, submitted for approval to the Commissioners of Stamps by an engraver on May 10, 1765.
		Blake related the American Revolution to the French Revolution, during which this drawing was made, and believed the two events might portend some sort of cosmic upheaval.
	www.loc.gov /exhibits/british/brit-2.html (1994 words)

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