The temperature on May 16, 1776 was about 10.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
May 1 » Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria, by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt.
May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
July 2 » American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4.
July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
September 9 » The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.
September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
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