March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
August 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
November 20 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.
Christening day July 28, 1776
The temperature on July 28, 1776 was about 20.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly north. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
November 29 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
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