1776 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1776?
- March 3, 1776 – American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
- March 28, 1776 – Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
- May 4, 1776 – Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
- May 15, 1776 – American Revolution: the Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.
- June 7, 1776 – Richard Henry Lee presents the “Lee Resolution” to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and leads to the United States Declaration of Independence.
- June 12, 1776 – The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted.
- June 15, 1776 – Delaware Separation Day – Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
- June 28, 1776 – American Revolutionary War: Fort Moultrie is attacked during the Battle of Sullivan’s Island; this event is commemorated in Carolina Day.
- July 2, 1776 – The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not approved until July 4.
- August 2, 1776 – The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
- September 9, 1776 – The Continental Congress officially names its new union of sovereign states the United States.
- September 10, 1776 – American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
- September 15, 1776 – American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip’s Bay during the New York Campaign.
- September 21, 1776 – Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
- October 11, 1776 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Valcour Island – On Lake Champlain a fleet of American boats is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
- November 16, 1776 – American Revolutionary War: Hessian mercenaries capture Fort Washington from the Patriots.
- November 29, 1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
- December 5, 1776 – At The College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa is founded and becomes the first American college fraternity.
- December 25, 1776 – George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River to attack the Kingdom of Great Britain’s Hessian mercenaries in Trenton, New Jersey.
- December 26, 1776 – American Revolutionary War: The British are defeated in the Battle of Trenton.
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