The temperature on February 25, 1775 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: rijp. Source: KNMI
February 26 » The British East India Company factory on Balambangan Island is destroyed by Moro pirates.
March 8 » An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
July 8 » The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
October 18 » African-American poet Phillis Wheatley is freed from slavery.
November 10 » The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas.
December 3 » USSAlfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
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