Daily Archives: September 5, 2014

First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia 240 years ago today (Sep 5 1774)


Video: ‘The First Continental Congress September 5 October 26 1774’

(Monday, September 5, 1774; during the American Revolution) — The First Continental Congress, a convention of delegates from twelve colonies (Georgia was not present), met today at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution.

It was called in response to the passage of the Coercive Acts (also known as Intolerable Acts by the Colonial Americans) by the British Parliament.

First Battle of the Marne begins near Paris 100 years ago this hour (Sep 5 1914)


Video: 'The Great War - S01E05 - This Business May Last a Long Time' (Sept. 5, 1914, at 1:16)

(Saturday, September 5, 1914, noon CET; during World War I) — The Battle of the Marne, a counterattack of six French field armies and the British Expeditionary Force (“BEF”) against the German Imperial Army along the Marne River, began today, setting the state for four years of trench warfare on the Western Front. Continue reading First Battle of the Marne begins near Paris 100 years ago this hour (Sep 5 1914)