2010 Event The world's biggest airline is created when United Airlines shareholders approve a deal to merge with Continental Airlines 2010 Event United and Continental air lines announce that the two American companies will merge, creating the world's largest airline 1991 Event 14 die in a Continental Express commuter plane crash near Houston 1987 Event 28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9, die in crash at Denver 1979 Event Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US 1977 Event 36 die as grain elevator at Continental Grain Company plant explodes 1965 Event Continental Football League plays 1st games 1960 Event Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support from New York Senator Kenneth Keating 1959 Event Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft. Worth 1959 Event Honolulu seeks a franchise in Continental League 1959 Event Branch Rickey resigns as Pirates' CEO to be President of Continental League 1959 Event New Continental baseball league formed 1958 Event New York City Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League 1956 Birthday Peter Holsapple, rocker, Continental Drifters 1950 Event 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe shown on BBC 1941 Event Bomb explosion in German headquarter in Hotel Continental in Kiev 1940 Birthday Frank Lorenzo, airline executive, Continental, Texas Air, Eastern 1940 Birthday Carlin Glynn, U.S. actress, Continental Divide 1937 Birthday Alain Badiou, born in Rabat, Morocco, influential French philosopher, chair, subscribes to an anti-postmodern form of continental philosophy 1907 Birthday Renzo Cesana, Rome, Italy, TV host, First Date, Continental 1883 Birthday Ethel Clayton, Missouri, actress, Hotel Continental 1880 Birthday Alfred L Wegener, German meteorologist, continental shift 1785 Event Continental Congress convenes in New York City 1784 Event Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state and name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it 1783 Event Washington orders Continental Army disbanded 1783 Event Continental Army dissolved; George Washington's "Farewell Address" 1781 Event Continental Congress adopts Articles of Confederation 1780 Event Continental Congress establishes court of appeals 1778 Event George Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army 1778 Event Baron von Steuben joins Continental Army at Valley Forge 1777 Event Articles of Confederation adopted by Continental Congress 1777 Event Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army 1777 Event Continental Congress adopts Stars and Stripes replacing Grand Union flag 1776 Event Continental Congress negotiates a war loan of $181,500 from France 1776 Event Continental Congress renames "United Colonies," "US" 1776 Event Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States" 1776 Event Continental Congress create a committee to draft Declaration of Independence 1776 Event Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Declaration of Independence 1776 Event Richard Lee moves Declaration of Independence in Continental Congress 1776 Event Continental Congress authorized a medal for George Washington 1776 Event Continental Congress approves enlistment of free blacks 1776 Event General George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag 1775 Event Continental Navy organized with 7 ships 1775 Event 2nd Continental Congress formally establishes U.S. Navy 1775 Event Continental Congress approves resolution barring blacks from army 1775 Event Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet 1775 Event Officers decide to bar slaves and free blacks from Continental Army 1775 Event Horatio Gates, issues order excluding blacks from Continental Army 1775 Event Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass 1775 Event 1st Continental currency issued ($3,000,000) 1775 Event Liberty Bell rang for the 2nd Continental Congress 1775 Event 2nd Continental Congress convenes in Pennsylvania issues paper currency for 1st time 1775 Event 2nd Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander 1774 Event 1st Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia 1774 Event Continental Congress orders discouragment of entertainment 1774 Event 1st Continental Congress is 1st to declare colonial rights, Philadelphia 1774 Event 1st Continental Congress assembles, in Philadelphia 1774 Event 1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia) 1735 Birthday John Morgan, American physician-in-chief of Continental Army 1731 Birthday Samuel Huntington, Gov-Ct, Continental Congress president
