January 1 » American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.
January 27 » American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
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