1776
This page lists news articles and events for the year 1776.
Events that happen on the specified date are listed under Events: entries. News articles that were published on the specified date are listed under News: entries. Events that only happened in fiction on the specified date are listed under Fiction: entries and are written in italics.
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Decades: | 1740s | 1750s | 1760s | 1770s | 1780s | 1790s | 1800s |
Years: | 1773 | 1774 | 1775 | 1776 | 1777 | 1778 | 1779 |
Undated
- Ongoing: American Revolution
- Event: The Count of St. Germain is in Austria and Germany
January
- January 10:
- Event: Thomas Paine publishes "Common Sense"
February
March
- March 17:
- Event: American Revolution: Cannons brought from Fort Ticonderoga brought to Dorchester Heights; British driven from Boston. Washington moves troops to fortify New York City
April
May
- May 1:
- Event: The Bavarian Illuminati are founded by Adam Weishaupt in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.
June
July
- July 2:
- Event: American Revolution: Congress votes for Independence
- July 4:
- Event: American Revolution: The Declaration of Independence officially adopted
August
- August 27:
- Event: American Revolution: British defeat Americans on Long Island, driving them back to Brooklyn Heights.
September
- September 15:
- Event: American Revolution: General Howe seizes lower Manhattan; George Washington driven back to Harlem Heights.
October
- October 28:
- Event: American Revolution: Battle of White Plains; George Washington once again forced to retreat
- October -December:
- Event: American Revolution: British Army chases George Washington all over New Jersey
November
December
- December 23:
- Event: American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes "The Crisis", urging Americans to stay with the troubled cause
- December 25:
- December 26:
- Event: American Revolution: The Battle of Trenton
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