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Leap Year History and Major US Events List
Leap year facts trace calendar changes from Julius Caesar to Gregory XIII and list major US milestones occurring in leap years, including Columbus 1492, 1620 Pilgrims, Washington 1732, and the 1776 Declaration. The chronology covers many dates from 1608 to 1916 with notable events in exploration, settlement, politics, and technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caluus Julius Caesar
B. C
Caesar
Augustus Caesar
Julius
Pontiffs
Gregory XII
America
Washington
Thomas Aubert
St. Lawrence River
Ponce de Leon
Florida
Fort St. Caroline
New Mexico
Ruys
Sir Walter Raleigh
Virginia
Jamesown
Dnutch
New York
Salem
Mass
John Endicott
Boston
Charles
Maryland
Lord
Baltimore
Hartford
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Pete Marquette
Sault Ste. Marie
Nantucket
Nathaniel Bacon
New Hampshire
Charleston
S. C
Niagara Falls
College of William and Mary
Africa
Rhode Island
Boston News Letter
City
Forge
Coventry
Georgia
Augusta
Williamsburg
South Carolina
Tennessee
General Amherst
Canada
Commons
Louisiana
Spain
France
India
Trenton
California
Yerba
San Francisco
Benedict Arnold
Andre
Cincinnati
Connecticut
Empress of China
United States
China
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Packet
General Advertiser
North Carolina
Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson
Cleveland
Phoenix
John Stevens
Wrent
Philadelpi
Cumberland
Wheeling
Lafayette
England
Mississippi River
Texas
Mexico
Alamo
Adams Express Company
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Georgetown
Morse
Charles Goodyear
Pacific Coast
Oregon City
Sacramento Valley
Chicago
Michigan Southern Railway
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Europe
Wellington Canal
Lincoln
Johnson
Senate
Boster
Montana
Juneau
Alaska
Greely Arctic Party
Schley
Grover Cleveland
Homestead
Pittsburgh
McKinley
Utah
Theodore Roosevelt
St. Louis
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow ‘Wilson
Arizona
Pancho Villa