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New England's Dark Day occurred on May 19, 1780, when an unusual darkening of the daytime sky was observed over the New England states [1] and parts of eastern Canada. [2] The primary cause of the event is believed to have been a combination of smoke from forest fires , [ 3 ] a thick fog , and cloud cover.
May 19 is the 139th day of the year ... 1780 – New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, was observed over the New England states and parts of ...
May 12 – American Revolutionary War: Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces. May 13 – Cumberland Compact signed by American settlers in the Cumberland Valley of Tennessee. May 19 – New England's Dark Day: An unaccountable darkness spreads over New England, regarded by some observers as a fulfillment of Bible prophecy.
19 May 1780: Connecticut General Assembly members, New Englanders: The sky turning dark during the day was interpreted as a sign of the end times. The primary cause of the event is believed to have been a combination of smoke from forest fires, a thick fog, and cloud cover. [73] 1789 Pierre d'Ailly
Davenport was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1759 to 1766, and the Connecticut Council from 1766 to 1784. [2]On New England's Dark Day (19 May 1780), that body was deliberating on an amendment regulating fisheries of Alosinae and alewife when the House adjourned due to darkness.
On September 21st in 1780, American General Benedict Arnold was found and exposed of treason. Arnold planned to meet with British Major John Andre to discuss handing over West Point to the British ...
Researchers believe that smoke from a forest fire in Algonquin Park was responsible for New England's Dark Day of May 19, 1780. [7] This is based on investigations into scar marks which are left in the growth rings of trees that survive forest fires. [8] Data obtained from such scar marks make it possible to approximate the date of a past fire.
But then the skies went dark. And they stayed dark -- day after day, month after month -- from early 536 to 537. ... Compared to the modern-day hardships dealt by COVID-19, ... Even if it may ...