The British and the Americans signed a preliminary peace treaty on Nov. 30, 1782, according to the Library of Congress. Months later, in April 1783, the Continental Congress ordered a ceasefire in ...

The British and the Americans signed a preliminary peace treaty on Nov. 30, 1782, according to the Library of Congress. Months later, in April 1783, the Continental Congress ordered a cease fire in ...

Happy 187th birthday, Michigan! You look great. Honestly, you don’t look a day over 125. What’s your secret? Pilates?

For there to be peace, there must be a peace treaty ... But when Congress met on December 13, 1783, to ratify the treaty, the weather was against them. The winter of 1783-1784 smacked the country ...

This emerged as an issue of protest for the Continental government, affecting the terms of the peace ... treaty; all others were to be returned. Among the 3,000 who departed New York in November ...

Notably, since he won the US election convincingly on Nov 5, the president-elect has offered no more detail on what the world can expect from his promised peace ... in 1783. Before that, the ...

The Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris on Jan. 14, 1784, officially establishing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation. The Continental Congress approved ...

In 1779, she announced her intention to take possession of the Crimea, a feat which was accomplished in 1783. The brave ... with whom the Porte was at peace. The treaty of Akerman, between Russia ...