January 1 » General George Washington hoists the first United States flag; the Grand Union Flag at Prospect Hill.
April 7 » Captain John Barry and the USSLexington captures the Edward.
May 19 » American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars.
June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
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