Historical place archive

Trenton in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Trenton in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records3 event labels2 people1776–1940

Historical events in Trenton

1776

1776
Battle of Trenton
George Washington · American War of Independence

Re-crosses the Delaware, New Jersey

25 December 1776
Siege of Trenton
George Washington · American War of Independence

Crosses the Delaware River to attack the British garrison at Trenton, New Jersey

26 December 1776
Battle of Trenton
George Washington · American War of Independence

Inflicts a major defeat on the British. Crosses the Delaware & wins a victory which turns the tide of the war

1940

1 October 1940
United States Citizenship
Albert Einstein · Physics

Becomes a United States citizen while retaining Swiss citizenship.

Provenance

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