January 15 » Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris addresses the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.
March 16 » American Revolutionary War: Spanish troops capture the British-held island of Roatán.
April 21 » The city of Rattanakosin, now known internationally as Bangkok, is founded on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River by King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke.
June 10 » King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) is crowned.
June 20 » The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
August 7 » George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
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