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MAJOR  EVENTS IN  USA  MASONIC  HISTORY

January 7, 1808, the Grand Lodge of Ohio was established.
January 8, 1844, the Grand Lodge of Iowa was formed
January 13, 1818, the Grand Lodge of Indiana was formed
January 17, 1865, the Grand Lodge of Nevada was formed
January 17, 1872, the Grand Lodge of Utah was formed
January 26, 1866, the Grand Lodge of Montana was formed
February 7, 1981, the Grand Lodge of Alaska was organized
February 19, 1811, the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia was formed, Washington D.C.
February 24, 1853, the Grand Lodge of Minnesota was formed
March 3, 1753, George Washington received his Fellow Craft degree, Fredericksburg Lodge, Virginia
1792, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts was organized
March 5, 1775, several black men, including one named Prince Hall, were initiated into Freemasonry in Boston. This marked the beginning of what became a huge movement or organization in the United States known as Prince Hall Masonry, composed mainly of African Americans.
March 9, 1822, a national Masonic Congress was held, Washingtpn DC,, the U.S. Capitol building
March 17, 1856, the Grand Lodge of Kansas was formed
March 18, 1902, the Tall Cedars of Lebonan was incorporated, in Trenton, New Jersey.
March 25, 1882, the Grand Lodge of Arizona was organized
April 4, 1778, Voltaire was initiated, "Les Neuf Soeurs" Lodge, Paris. His conductors were Benjamin Franklin and Count Gebelin
April 8, 1790, the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire was constituted
April 19, 1787, the Grand Lodge of Maryland was formed
April 19, 1850, the Grand Lodge of California was formed
April 20, 1884, Pope Leo XIII issued a famous Papal Bull against Freemasry, titled Humanum Genus
April 28, 1738, Pope Clement XII issued the first Papal Bull attacking Freemasry
April 28, 1840, the Grand Lodge of Illinois was formed
May 4, 1821, the Grand Lodge of Missouri was formed
May 8, 1843, a national Masonic Congress was begun in Baltimore, sometimes referred to as the Baltimore Convention, to attempt to establish a uniform ritual for United States Grand Lodges.
May 11, 1865, the Grand Lodge of West Virginia was formed
May 12, 1932, the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in, Alexandria, Virginia, was dedicated, a very large ceremony, attended by thousands, including the President of the United States
May 12, 1999, the Grand Lodge of D.C., under the leadership of Grand Master Dan L Frederick,  voted to recognize the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of D.C.
May 17, 1921, High Twelve International was organized.
May 27, 1957, Carl H. Claudy, Masonic author and playwright, D.C. Grand Master, 1943, Executive Secretary of MSA, died
May 31, 1801, the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States, "mother council of the world," was established,, Charleston, South Carolina.
June 5, 1922, groundbreaking took place for the George Washington Masonic National Memorial,, Alexandria, Virginia
June 6, 1787, the Grand Lodge of New York became independent
June 6, 1806, the Grand Lodge of Delaware was established
June 13, 1889, the Grand Lodge of North Dakota was organized
June 16, 1821, the Grand Lodge of Alabama was formed
June 20, 1812, the Grand Lodge of Louisiana was formed
June 20, 1881, Albert G. Mackey, Masonic author and Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction of the U.S., died.
June 23, 1780, Wolfgang Goethe was initiated, Amalia Lodge, Weimar
June 24, 1717, what is referred to as the premiere Grand Lodge was formed in London, at the Goose and Gridiron Ale-house
June 24 is the first entry, for 1731, of a Lodge meeting, the colonies that became the United States, in an account book of St. John's Lodge, Philadelphia
June 24, 1734, Benjamin Franklin became Grand Master of what would be known as the "Moderns" Grand Lodge, Pennsylvania.
June 24, 1791, the African Grand Lodge of North America was organized in Boston. It later became the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
June 24, 1797, the second Grand Lodge for African Americans was founded, Philadelphia
June 24, 1820, the Grand Lodge of Maine was formed
June 27, 1791, the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island was organized
July 1, 1964, Roscoe Pound, a Masonic scholar and the Dean of Harvard Law School, died.
July 1, 1989, the Grand Lodge of Hawaii was organized
July 6, 1830, the Grand Lodge of Florida was formed
July 8, 1789, the Grand Lodge of Cnecticut was formed
July 21, 1758, the Grand Lodge of Scotland granted a charter to Fredericksburg Lodge, Virginia, the lodge that had conferred the Masonic degrees George Washington, 1752 and 1753.
July 21, 1875, the Grand Lodge of South Dakota (Dakota) was formed
July 27, 1818, the Grand Lodge of Mississippi was formed
August 2, 1861, the Grand Lodge of Colorado was formed
August 4, 1753, George Washington received his Master Mason degree, Fredericksburg Lodge, Virginia
August 7, 1877, the Grand Lodge of New Mexico was formed
August 14, 1826, William Morgan obtained a copyright for  Illustrations of Masonry, By one of the Fraternity Who Has Devoted Thirty Years to the Subject, a book that publicly exposed the secrets of Masononic ritual. Although many similar books had been published before, this caused great excitement, and led to the "Morgan affair" and the AntiMasononic Party of the 1820s and 1830s.
August 21, 1993, the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and thousands of FreeMasons dedicated the Friend to Friend Masonic Monument, the cemetery in Gettysburg, commemorating acts of kindness between FreeMasons who fought opposite sides in the American Civil War. 
September 11, 2000, the Grand Masters of the Grand Lodge of D.C. and the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of D.C. signed a ceremonial "proclamation" symbolizing their mutual recognition that had been voted favorably by both Grand Lodges, 1999.
September 12, 1826, William Morgan, who had published an exposé of Masonic secrets, was taken from the jail, Canandaigua, New York, kidnapped, and possibly later murdered. This was the trigger for the Morgan Affair and the AntiMasonic movement and AntiMasonic Party, the United States from the 1820s through the 1840s.
September 13, 1882, a monument was dedicated in Batavia, New York, to William Morgan, the man whose kidnapping and possible murder by FreeMasons started the antiMasonic movement, the United States, 1826. The monument says Morgan was a "martyr to the freedom of writing and printing the truth."
September 15, 1851, the Grand Lodge of Oregon was formed
September 18, 1793, the cornerstone of the United States Capitol building, Washington D.C. was laid, an elaborate, formal Masonic ceremony, with George Washington personally playing a key role and wearing Masonic regalia.
September 20, 1784, the Grand Lodge of England issued a warrant to African Lodge #459. This charter is a prized possession of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and African Lodge #459 has continued to exist to the present time.
September 23, 1857, the Grand Lodge of Nebraska was formed
September 25, 1786, the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was organized
September 26, 1872, the Shrine of North America (AAMS) was organized,, New York City.
October 1, 1928, the Philalethes Society was organized.
October 5, 1874, the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma (Indian Territory) was formed
October 13, 1778, the Grand Lodge of Virginia was organized
October 14, 1989, the Grand Lodge of Connecticut recognized the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Connecticut. This was the first U.S. recognition of Prince Hall Masonry that remained in force, and led to similar acts by more than 2/3 of all U.S. Grand Lodges.
October 15, 1794, the Grand Lodge of Vermont was organized
October 16, 1800, the Grand Lodge of Kentucky was established
October 20, 1953, the Grand Lodge of the State of Israel was constituted
November 1, 1922, the cornerstone of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, in Alexandria, Virginia, was laid, a Masonic ceremony.
November 4, 1752, George Washington received his Entered Apprentice degree, Fredericksburg Lodge, Virginia
November 21, 1838, the Grand Lodge of Arkansas was formed
November 22, 1991, Jerry Marsengill was killed, an automobile accident. He was a very active FreeMason, editor of the Philalethes magazine, the Royal Arch Mason magazine, and Past President of the Philalethes Society.
November 25, 1813, the Articles of Union of the United Grand Lodge of England were signed
November 26, 1737, a letter to the editor appeared in the New York Gazette newspaper, criticizing the secrecy of FreeMasons and the words of the obligations' penalties (as disclosed in a previous exposé of FreeMasonry). This appears to have been the first antiMasonic effort, the colonies that became the United States.
November 28, 1884, Quatuor Corati Lodge No. 2076, , Ld, England, the first research lodge, the world, received its warrant.
December 4, 1807, Most Worshipful Brother Prince Hall, the first African American known to have received the Masonic degrees in America, died.
December 5, 1730, Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazetteincluded news about several Lodges of Free-Masons meeting in that "province." Franklin was not yet a FreeMason when his newspaper printed this item.
December 8, 1858, the Grand Lodge of Washington State was formed
December 9, 1999, the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of D.C. voted to recognize the Grand Lodge of D.C.
December 12, 1787, the Grand Lodge of North Carolina was organized
December 14, 1994, the United Grand Lodge of England issued a statement that it found the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, the source of all Prince Hall Masonry, the United States, to be regular and deserving of recognition.
December 15, 1779, American Union Lodge, a traveling lodge under the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, met and proposed that George Washington become the General Grand Master of Masons in the United States. There is no evidence that Washington ever heard about this, and no evidence that he ever held any Masonic position other than Master of a lodge (and no evidence that he attended this lodge while he was Master, or possibly ever).
December 15, 1874, the Grand Lodge of Wyoming was formed
December 16, 1786, the Grand Lodge of Georgia was organized
December 17, 1867, the Grand Lodge of Idaho was formed
December 18, 1786, the Grand Lodge of New Jersey was organized
December 18, 1799, George Washington's funeral was conducted in Masonic fashion, at Mount Vernon in Virginia
December 18, 1843, the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin was formed
December 22, 1753, the Royal Arch degree was conferred in Fredericksburg Lodge in Virginia. This is the first unquestioned evidence of the conferral of this degree.
December 26, 1972, Harry S. Truman, former President of the United States, Past Grand Master of Missouri, and a very active FreeMason, died. He had requested a Masonic funeral, but instead the government, which handled the details, permitted a short Masonic ceremony during the funeral service.
December 27, 1783, the Grand Lodge of South Carolina was organized
December 27, 1813, the Grand Lodge of Louisiana was formed
December 27, 1813, Grand Officers and Brethren of the United Grand Lodge of England consummated the union of the Moderns and Ancients,to the UGLE
December 30, 1837, the Grand Lodge of Texas was formed

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