April 14 » The first abolition society in North America is established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage is organized in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
May 10 » American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.
May 20 » The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is allegedly signed in Charlotte, North Carolina.
August 20 » The Spanish establish the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in the town that became Tucson, Arizona.
September 11 » Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine).
Christening day March 12, 1775
The temperature on March 12, 1775 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
February 26 » The British East India Company factory on Balambangan Island is destroyed by Moro pirates.
April 20 » American Revolutionary War: The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.
June 17 » American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
July 27 » Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."
September 17 » American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.
September 25 » American Revolution: Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal during the Battle of Longue-Pointe.
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