The temperature on September 8, 1776 was about 17.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: regen omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
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.
August 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
November 16 » American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
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