The temperature on October 3, 1777 was about 15.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly north by west. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
September 26 » American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
October 7 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.
December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
December 17 » American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.
December 18 » The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the American rebels over British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October.
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