The temperature on September 8, 1776 was about 17.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly south east. Weather type: regen omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
January 1 » American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
March 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
May 4 » Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
July 12 » Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
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