The temperature on December 18, 1782 was about 3.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
January 7 » The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens.
April 9 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of the Saintes begins.
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 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.
December 16 » British East India Company: Muharram Rebellion: Hada and Mada Miah lead the first anti-British uprising in the subcontinent against Robert Lindsay and his contingents in Sylhet Shahi Eidgah.
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