The temperature on September 2, 1778 was about 14.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly north. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
Christening day September 6, 1778
The temperature on September 6, 1778 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
February 14 » The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USSRanger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
August 3 » The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
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