Major General Lee – IF it wasn’t for what happened in Basking Ridge, the world may have looked different today!

1776 General Charles Lee leaves his troops for Widow White’s Tavern

On December 13, 1776, American General Charles Lee leaves his army, riding in search of female sociability at Widow White’s Tavern in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. General George Washington had repeatedly urged General Lee to expedite his movements across New Jersey in order to …read more

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Engraved world map, hand-colored, printed on paper, showing the route of Francis Drake’s circumnavigation of the globe 1577-1580

• 1577-12-13 Francis Drake sets sail from England on an epic three year circumnavigation of the world aboard the Golden Hind
• 1580-09-26 Francis Drake completes circumnavigation of the world, sailing into Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind

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The Federal Reserve System (also known as the Federal Reserve or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act , after a series of financial panics (particularly the panic of 1907 ) led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises .

As outlined in his Fourteen Points speech, President Wilson’s vision for world peace created the League of Nations. On December 13, 1920, The League of Nations created the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

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