On April 14th in U S Political History
On April 14th in 1528 A Spanish expedition, led by Panfilo de Narvaez, arrived at the west coast of Florida with 400 soldiers and 42 horses.
On April 14th in 1756 Gov. Glen of South Carolina protested against 900 Acadia Indians.
On April 14th in 1775 The first American society for the abolition of slavery was organized by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia.
On April 14th in 1775 Gen. Thomas Gage, commander of British forces in North America, received orders from Parliament authorizing him to use aggressive military force against the American rebels.
On April 14th in 1777 NY adopted a new constitution as an independent state. Governor Morris was the chief writer of the state constitution.
On April 14th in 1792 President George Washington appointed David Rittenhouse, the foremost scientist of America, the first director of the US Mint at a salary of $2000 per annum. Rittenhouse lived at the northwest corner of Seventh and Arch Streets, then one of the high places of Old Philadelphia, where he had an observatory and where he later died and was first buried.
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