Historical Events for March 1776
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Events 1 - 7 of 7
2nd - Americans begin shelling British troops in Boston
3rd - US commodore Esek Hopkins occupies Nassau Bahamas
4th - The American War of Independence: The Americans capture "Dorchester Heights" dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts.
9th - Publication of the economics book The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.
17th - British forces evacuate Boston to Nova Scotia during Revolutionary War
25th - Continental Congress authorized a medal for George Washington
28th - Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
