Births on September 19

John Ross Key

Born on September 19, 1754

John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (d. 1821)

John Ross Key (September 19, 1754 – October 11, 1821) was a lawyer, a commissioned officer in the Continental Army, a judge, and the father of writer Francis Scott Key.

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28 May

Battle of Jumonville Glen
French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.