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1991 14 die in a Continental Express commuter plane crash near Houston 1987 28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9, die in crash at Denver 1979 Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US 1977 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes 1965 Continental Football League plays 1st games 1960 Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support from New York Senator Kenneth Keating 1959 Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft. Worth 1959 Honolulu seeks a franchise in Continental League 1959 Branch Rickey resigns as Pirates' CEO to be President of Continental League 1959 New Continental baseball league formed 1958 New York City Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League 1956 Peter Holsapple, rocker, Continental Drifters 1950 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe shown on BBC 1941 Bomb explosion in German headquarter in Hotel Continental in Kiev 1940 Frank Lorenzo, airline executive, Continental, Texas Air, Eastern 1940 Carlin Glynn, U.S. actress, Continental Divide 1907 Renzo Cesana, Rome, Italy, TV host, First Date, Continental 1883 Ethel Clayton, Missouri, actress, Hotel Continental 1880 Alfred L Wegener, German meteorologist, continental shift 1785 Continental Congress convenes in New York City 1784 Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state and name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it 1783 Washington orders Continental Army disbanded 1783 Continental Army dissolved; George Washington's "Farewell Address" 1781 Continental Congress adopts Articles of Confederation 1780 Continental Congress establishes court of appeals 1778 George Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army 1778 Baron von Steuben joins Continental Army at Valley Forge 1777 Articles of Confederation adopted by Continental Congress 1777 Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army 1777 Continental Congress adopts Stars and Stripes replacing Grand Union flag 1776 Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France 1776 Continental Congress renames "United Colonies," "US" 1776 Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States" 1776 Continental Congress create a committee to draft Decl of Independence 1776 Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Decl of Ind 1776 Richard Lee (VA) moves Decl of Independence in Continental Congress 1776 Continental Congress authorized a medal for George Washington 1776 Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks 1776 Gen George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag 1775 Continental Navy organized with 7 ships 1775 2nd Continental Congress formally establishes U.S. Navy 1775 Continental Congress approves resolution barring blacks from army 1775 Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet 1775 Officers decide to bar slaves and free blacks from Continental Army 1775 Horatio Gates, issues order excluding blacks from Continental Army 1775 Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass 1775 1st Continental currency issued ($3,000,000) 1775 Liberty Bell rang for the 2nd Continental Congress 1775 2nd Continental Congress convenes in Pennsylvania issues paper currency for 1st time 1775 2nd Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander 1774 1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia 1774 Continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment 1774 1st Continental Congress is 1st to declare colonial rights (Phila) 1774 1st Continental Congress assembles, in Philadelphia 1774 1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia) 1735 John Morgan, American physician-in-chief of Continental Army 1731 Samuel Huntington, Gov-Ct, Continental Congress pres

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