1779: John Adams appointed to negotiate peace terms with British

[Sep 27]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1779 [John Adams appointed to negotiate peace terms with British]( On this day in 1779, the Continental Congress appoints John Adams to travel to France as minister plenipotentiary in charge of negotiating treaties of peace and commerce with Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. Adams had traveled to Paris in 1778 to negotiate an alliance with France, but had... [read more »]( American Revolution 1779 [John Jay is appointed minister to Spain »]( Automotive 1967 ["My Mother, The Car" exported to France »]( Civil War 1864 [Confederate guerillas sack Centralia, Missouri »]( Cold War 1959 [Khrushchev ends trip to the United States »]( Crime 1989 [Zsa Zsa Gabor storms out of the courtroom »]( Disaster 1854 [Ships collide off Newfoundland »]( General Interest 1540 [Jesuit order established »]( 1960 [Sylvia Pankhurst dies »]( Hollywood 1991 [Reeves and Phoenix star in My Own Private Idaho »]( Literary 1996 [F. Scott Fitzgerald stamp is issued »]( Music 1999 [Placido Domingo breaks Caruso's opening-night record at the Metropolitan Opera »]( Old West 1869 [Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok proves too wild for Kansas »]( Presidential 1938 [Franklin Roosevelt appeals to Hitler for peace »]( Sports 1930 [Bobby Jones wins U.S. Amateur title »]( Vietnam War 1967 [Antiwar sentiment increases »]( 1969 [Thieu comments on Nixon's Vietnamization policy »]( World War I 1915 [John Kipling killed at the Battle of Loos »]( World War II 1939 [Poland surrenders »]( 1940 [The Tripartite Pact is signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](