January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
July 8 » Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
September 9 » The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.
November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
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