The temperature on May 10, 1775 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: wat dauw. Source: KNMI
April 18 » American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
June 17 » American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
July 8 » The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
August 23 » American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St James's stating that the American colonies have proceeded to a state of open and avowed rebellion.
September 25 » American Revolution: Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec sets off.
December 5 » At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Christening day May 14, 1775
The temperature on May 14, 1775 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest by west. Weather type: betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. Source: KNMI
February 9 » American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
May 10 » American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.
September 8 » The unsuccessful Rising of the Priests in Malta.
September 25 » American Revolution: Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec sets off.
October 18 » African-American poet Phillis Wheatley is freed from slavery.
December 3 » USSAlfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
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