The Second Continental Congress votes to establish the Continental Army.
Postscript: The following day Colonel George Washington, of the Virginia Militia, was named Commander-in-Chief.
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Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Magna Carta, Chapter 61
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References:
“Chronology of Events, 1774-1804,” from The Debate on the Constitution, two volumes, Bernard Bailyn, ed., (New York: Library of America, 1992), 2:1028.
Current U.s. National Debt:
