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6th of December 1825. President John Quincy Adams gives his annual State of the Union address en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1825_St...

a letter that highlights Luther's evolving views on marriage and his warm personal relationships amidst the turbulent era of the Peasants' War.

December 6, 1525 From Wittenberg, Martin Luther writes to Georg Spalatin [1] in Altenburg, congratulating him on his marriage to Katharina Heidenreich on Nov. 17. Quotation: I wish you grace and peace in the Lord, …

6th of December 1525. Martin Luther wrote to his close friend Georg Spalatin, a key Reformation figure and court chaplain, congratulating him on his recent marriage to Katharina Heidenreich (November 17, 1525), expressing joy for their union, and wishing them God's grace, peace, and happiness,

6th of December 1775. The Continental Congress issued a response to the Proclamation of Rebellion saying that, while they had always been loyal to the King, Parliament never had legitimate claim to authority over them, because the colonies were not democratically represented.

5th of December 1825. Queen's College was renamed Rutgers College in honor of Colonel Henry Rutgers, whose substantial gift to the school had stabilized its finances during a period of uncertainty.

Founders Online: George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 5 December … George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler, 5 December 1775

5th of December 1775. Letter from George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...

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5th of December 1775. Fourteen Massachusetts officers, including Colonel William Prescott, signed a formal petition to the General Court commending Salem Poor for his exceptional bravery and conduct during the Battle of Bunker Hill. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_P...

The incident took place during the early naval conflicts of the American Revolution.

5th of December 1775. The Royal Navy sloop HMS Scorpion, under the command of Captain John Tollemache, captured two American ships, the Hetty and the Thomas & Stafford, at the mouth of Charleston (then Charlestown) Harbor in South Carolina.

This mission, ordered by General George Washington, was to transport nearly 60 tons of captured British artillery approximately 300 miles to the ongoing Siege of Boston.

5th of December 1775. Henry Knox arrived at Fort Ticonderoga to begin the "Noble Train of Artillery," one of the most important logistical feats of the American Revolution.

Founders Online: George Washington to John Hancock, 4 December 1775 George Washington to John Hancock, 4 December 1775

4th of December 1775. Letter from George Washington to John Hancock founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...

4th of December 1775. Princess Tarakanova died of tuberculosis while imprisoned in Russia. She had been lured to Russia by agents of Catherine the Great and was held in the Peter and Paul Fortress after falsely claiming to be a contender for the Russian throne.

4th of December 1775. Henry Knox met John Andre at Fort George when Knox was on his way to Fort Ticonderoga to retrieve the cannon there. André had been captured near Fort Saint-Jean by Continental Army troops under the command of General Richard Montgomery in November 1775.

3rd of December 1825. Van Diemen's Land gains independence from the Colony of New South Wales

3rd of December 1775. Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams

3rd of December 1775. BREAKING: The Grand Union Flag was hoisted for the first time as the American flag aboard the Continental Navy ship Alfred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lieutenant John Paul Jones was given the honor of raising the flag. The USS Alfred was also commissioned in Philadelphia

2nd of December 1825. Pedro I of Brazil and Maria Leopoldina of Austria gives birth to a son, they name him Dom Pedro de Alcântara

Founders Online: Draft of a Declaration on the British Treatment of Ethan Allen … Draft of a Declaration on the British Treatment of Ethan Allen, [2 January 1776]

2nd of December 1775. The Continental Congress did order General Washington to arrange the exchange of Ethan Allen after he was captured and "confined in irons" by the British founders.archives.gov/documents/Je...

Founders Online: George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 2 December 1775 George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., 2 December 1775

2nd of December 1775. Letter from George Washington to Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...

1st of December 1825. Emperor Alexander I of Russia dies from typhus in Alexander I Palace, Taganrog, Russian Empire. His brother, Nicholas I, succeeds him as the new Emperor of Russia. He was 47.

The effort aimed to strengthen defenses during the Revolutionary War.

1st of December 1775. The colonial council resolved to mobilize militia from specific towns to reinforce American forces at Cambridge and Roxbury. Each town was ordered to muster a set number of men to serve until January 15, with provisions for pay and rations.

Founders Online: Major General Israel Putnam to George Washington, 1 December 1 … Major General Israel Putnam to George Washington, 1 December 1775

1st of December 1775. Letter from Major General Israel Putnam to George Washington founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...

30th of November 1775. Sergeant Levi Gassett engraved his powder horn with the inscription: “Levi Gaschet, His Horn, Novr Ye 30, 1775, Maid in Dorchester in Gage's War”.

30th of November 1775. A discourse on the attraction of mountains : delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society

29th of November 1825. General William Hull, a Revolutionary War brigadier general, passed away in Newton, Mississippi at the age of 72.

The troupe includes his daughters Maria, who meets and hastily marries banker Francois Eugene Malibran, and Pauline.

29th of November 1825. A touring opera company led by Manuel García performs Rossini's The Barber of Seville in the Park Theatre in New York City, the first opera to be sung in Italian in the Americas.

29th of November 1775. Continental Currency $1 banknote obverse