The temperature on October 29, 1778 was about 9.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
February 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
May 12 » Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
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.
August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
November 11 » Cherry Valley massacre: Loyalists and Seneca Indian forces attack a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolutionary War, killing more than forty civilians and soldiers.
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