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- 1On This Date July 1,1780- NJ hosts the Continental ArmyAll DayJuly 1-29, 1780 – Washington headquarters at Dey Mansion in Wayne; Lafayette headquarters at the Van Saun House in Wayne; and the Continental Army soldiers encamp over the surrounding area through what is now Totowa, Little Falls and Woodland Park. , ...Ewing Township Family Night Out6:00 pm - 10:00 pmFamily night out with fireworks to celebrate Independence Day , ...
- 2On This Date July 2,1776-the Continental Congress severs ties with Great BritainAll DayJuly 2, 1776 – the Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4 , ...
- 3On This Date July 3,1775- George Washington takes commandAll DayJuly 3, 1775 – George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. , ...
- 4On This Date-July 4, 1776, 1802, 1826, 1863, 2009- One Busy BirthdayAll DayJuly 4, 1776 – Independence Day. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence from Great Britain. It was on this date that the delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, as the listing of causes for that separation. (John Adams , ...
- 5On This Date July 5, 1776 & 1778- US makes its first land purchase, and British Troops leave NJAll DayJuly 5, 1776 – the United States makes its first land purchase of a 100 acre plot of land in what is now the Billingsport section of Paulsboro. July 5, 1778 – British troops evacuate New Jersey at Sandy Hook, from where they are transported by ships to New York City. (Stories of tourists taking their place , ...
- 6On This Date July 6,1777- Siege of Fort TiconderogaAll DayJuly 6, 1777 – Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York , ...
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- 8On This Date July 8,1776- First public readings of the Declaration of IndependenceAll DayJuly 8, 1776 – Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. (Yes, he was an ancestor of Richard Nixon.) Another one of the first public readings occurs in Trenton, NJ , ...
- 9On This Date July 9,1776- the Declaration of Independence read out to the Continental Army in ManhattanAll DayJuly 9, 1776 – George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island , ...Florence Community Day6:00 pm - 10:00 pmCommunity Day and Fireworks , ...
- 10On This Date July 10,1778-a picnic at the Great FallsAll DayJuly 10, 1778 – George Washington, Lafayette and Alexander Hamilton picnic at the Great Falls in Passaic. Hamilton would later create the nation’s first industrial city in Paterson, using the power of the falls to generate energy to run the factories. After the picnic, Washington headquarters at the Hermitage in , ...
- 11On This Date July 11,1798 & 1804- the United States Marine Corps is reestablished, and a duel occurs on the Hudson RiverAll DayJuly 11, 1798 – The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War July 11, 1804 – A duel occurs on the banks of the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey, in which the Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary , ...
- 12On This Date July 12,1862- the Medal of Honor is authorized by CongressAll DayJuly 12, 1862 – The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress , ...
- 13On Thid Date July 13,1787-the Northwest Ordinance is enactedAll DayJuly 13, 1787 – The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery. , ...
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- 16On This Date July 16, 1779- the Battle of Stony PointAll DayJuly 16, 1779 – Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point. , ...
- 17On This Date July 17,1902-creation of the first air conditionerAll DayJuly 17, 1902 – Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York. (This has nothing to do with military history, but on a hot July day, pause to say “Thank you, Willis!”) , ...
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- 19Burlington County Farm FairMini Mo will be at the Farm Fair , ...
- 20Burlington County Farm FairMini Mo will be at the Farm Fair , ...On This Date July 20 1776 & 1780- a Loyalist oath and General Anthony Wayne marches from New BridgeAll DayJuly 20, 1776 – Loyalist Jonathan Odell, preacher at Old St. Mary’s Church in Burlington, is ordered to sign a Loyalty oath and to remain within eight miles of the Burlington County Courthouse. July 20, 1780 – 2000 American troops under the command of General Anthony Wayne march from New Bridge to attack a , ...
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