January 27 » American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
May 1 » Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria, by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt.
July 8 » Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
December 19 » Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal entitled "The American Crisis".
Christening day September 9, 1776
The temperature on September 9, 1776 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
March 9 » The Wealth of Nations by Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith is published.
May 1 » Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria, by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt.
June 11 » The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
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