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What Happened in May 1775

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Historical Events

  • May 7 Turkish state of Bukovina secedes from Austria
  • May 10 American Revolution: Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga, New York
  • May 10 Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and issues paper currency for 1st time

George Washington Named Supreme Commander

May 10 Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia names George Washington Supreme Commander

First US President George Washington
  • May 17 American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Canada
  • May 20 Citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina declare independence from Great Britain

President Hancock

May 24 John Hancock is unanimously elected President of the Continental Congress

Statesman and Founding Father John Hancock

Events in 1775

Famous Birthdays

  • May 1 Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, Flemish composer, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1836)
  • May 21 Lucien Bonaparte, Corsician-French politician and Prince of Canino and Musignano (younger brother of Napoleon Bonaparte), born in Ajaccio, Corsica (d. 1840)
Born in 1775

Famous Deaths

  • May 10 Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Queen consort of Denmark and Norway, dies at 23


What Happened in 1775

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