The temperature on July 7, 1778 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Special wheather fenomena: donder. Source: KNMI
June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
December 29 » American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
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