January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
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.
August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
Christening day May 5, 1776
The temperature on May 5, 1776 was about 8.0 °C. There was 88 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 1 » American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
March 3 » American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
May 4 » Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
September 21 » Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
Day of death June 16, 1863
The temperature on June 16, 1863 was about 19.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
July 7 » The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.
July 18 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
September 16 » Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.
October 3 » The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
October 14 » American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
December 16 » American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
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