The temperature on July 6, 1776 was about 18.0 °C. There was 46 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
April 6 » American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.
July 12 » Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
September 7 » According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).
September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
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