January 23 » The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire.
June 10 » Jacobite risings: Battle of Glen Shiel.
Day of marriage May 12, 1748
The temperature on May 12, 1748 was about 13.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
March 9 » The Wealth of Nations by Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith is published.
April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day.
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.
July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
December 25 » George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.
Day of burial June 1, 1776
The temperature on June 1, 1776 was about 22.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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