Here is a basic timeline of the 250 events leading up to the national Declaration of Independence.
THE 250s Timeline
1776 – The 250s
- December 25, 2026 – Washington Crosses the Delaware River
- December 23, 2026 – Common Sense – Times that Try Men’s Souls – Thomas Paine
- August 29, 2026 – God’s Providential Fog East River – Continental Army Escapes
- August 2, 1776 – Declaration of Independence – Signing Day – when all members signed
- July 9, 1776 – Declaration of Independence Read in New York to troops by George Washington
- July 4, 1776 – DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE READ PUBLICLY in Philadelphia, Liberty Bell Rung
- July 2, 1776 – Declaration of Independence Signed by John Hancock
- May 17, 1776 – Sermon – The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men
- April 12, 1776 – The Halifax Resolves, NC, For Independence
- March 17 1776 – British Evacuation Day of Boston
- March 4, 1776 – Fortification of Dorchester Heights, Providential Fog
- January 21, 1776 – Sermon – Pastor John Peter Muhlenburg – A Time to Fight
1775 – The 250s
- Nov 17, 1775 – The Noble Train of Artillery – (70 days – Jan 25, 1776)
- Nov 10, 1775 – Birth of US Marines
- Oct 13, 1775 – Birth of US Navy, The Appeal to Heaven Flag
- July 20, 1775 – Sermon – First National Day of Prayer and Fasting
- July 7, 1775 – Sermon – Massachusetts Militia
- June 17, 1775 – Battle of Bunker Hill –
- June 14, 1775 – Birth of US Army – with the Commissioning of George Washington, Arrival of James Jack in Washington
- May 31, 1775 – Sermon A Government Corrupted By Vice, Restored by Righteousness, Dr. S. Langdon
- May 31, 1775 – Mecklenburg Resolves, from North Carolina
- May 20, 1775 – Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
- April 19, 1775 – Battle of Lexington and Concord – Shot Heard Around the World
- March 23, 1775 – Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech, Patrick Henry
- Jan 31, 1775 – Sermon – Discourse on the Doctrine of Unlimited Submission to Government, Dr. Mayhew – 275 year Anniversary
1774 – The 250s
- Sept 7, 1774 – First Continental Congress, America Birthed in Prayer, America’s Battle Psalm