February 14 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
February 14 » James Cook is killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.
March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
July 6 » Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces during the American Revolutionary War.
July 16 » American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
Christening day January 30, 1780
The temperature on January 30, 1780 was about -6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
March 17 » American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".
September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf Massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek.
October 7 » American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.
October 16 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 finishes after its sixth day, killing between 20,000 and 24,000 residents of the Lesser Antilles.
November 5 » French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.
December 14 » Founding Father Alexander Hamilton marries Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York
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