Historical Events for August 1776
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Events 1 - 5 of 5
2nd - Formal signing of the US Declaration of Independence by 56 people
10th - American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
27th - British defeat Americans in Battle of Long Island
29th - Americans withdraw from Manhattan to Westchester
30th - US army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, NYC
