January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
September 9 » The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.
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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