The victory at Yorktown in 1781 was the decisive moment of the American Revolution. Lord Cornwallis, under siege from George Washington's Continental Army, was forced to surrender his position after the French Navy blocked his evacuation by sea. After the surrender, the 13 Colonies entered into negotations with England, eventually leading to official Independence in 1783.
Basically, Yorktown allowed the US to become a country.
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Quoted from Wikipedia:"The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, or Surrender of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis. It proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America, as the surrender of Cornwallis' army prompted the British government eventually to negotiate an end to the conflict."
Cornwallis Surrendered at Yorktown
Yorktown, it was the last battle of the Revolutionary war.
The first USS Yorktown aircraft was launched in 1956 in Yorktown, England and was the launch that started the flight program for that city at that time.