The temperature on December 22, 1776 was about 8.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
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.
October 28 » American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.
Christening day December 25, 1776
The temperature on December 25, 1776 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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.
June 15 » Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
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 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
December 26 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, the Continental Army attacks and successfully defeats a garrison of Hessian forces.
Day of death March 24, 1790
The temperature on March 24, 1790 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
March 4 » France is divided into 83 départements, cutting across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on ownership of land by the nobility.
May 31 » The United States enacts its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.
July 14 » French Revolution: Citizens of Paris celebrate the unity of the French people and the national reconciliation in the Fête de la Fédération.
August 4 » A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard).
October 22 » Northwest Indian War: Native American forces defeat the United States in the Harmar Campaign.
December 31 » Efimeris, the oldest Greek newspaper of which issues have survived till today, is published for the first time.
Day of burial March 27, 1790
The temperature on March 27, 1790 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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