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  • New York, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 14, 1776
    George Washington

    Washington then proceeded to New York City

    New York, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 14, 1776

    Washington then proceeded to New York City, arriving on April 13, 1776, and began constructing fortifications there to thwart the expected British attack. He ordered his occupying forces to treat civilians and their property with respect, to avoid the abuse suffered by civilians in Boston at the hands of British troops.




  • Paris
    Monday Apr 1, 1776

    Sophie Germain Birth

    Paris
    Monday Apr 1, 1776

    A French mathematician, Sophie Germain, was born in Paris in 1776.




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