The temperature on November 17, 1776 was about 12.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
June 12 » The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.
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 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
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.
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