In 1775, Henry Knox arranged for the Knox Expedition to ship captured British guns to help wage war against the British in Boston.
In 1950, Edith Spurlock Sampson became US delegate to the United States. Prior to that, Sampson worked as a lawyer and judge.
In early 1941, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act into law. The act loaned the Allies US-made supplies during WWII.
In September 1789, Thomas Jefferson was appointed US Secretary of State. This appointment made him the first US Secretary of State in history…