The temperature on March 17, 1776 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
January 1 » American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
January 27 » American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
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