January 2 » American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.
April 26 » Sybil Ludington, aged 16, rode 40 miles (64km) to alert American colonial forces to the approach of the British regular forces
September 11 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
October 7 » American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.
October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
December 16 » Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. [1]
Day of death May 25, 1778
The temperature on May 25, 1778 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
February 6 » New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
July 3 » American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
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