January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
March 9 » The Wealth of Nations by Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith is published.
April 6 » American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.
May 15 » American Revolution: The Fifth Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.
May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
Christening day May 31, 1776
The temperature on May 31, 1776 was about 19.0 °C. There was 154 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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