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August1776

Historical Events in August 1776

United States Declaration of Independence

Aug 2 Formal signing of the US Declaration of Independence by 56 people (date most accepted by modern historians)

Engrossed copy of the United States Declaration of Independence

US Declaration Reaches London

Aug 10 News of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London during the American Revolutionary War

Founding Father and Religious Leader John Witherspoon

Aug 27 British defeat Americans in Battle of Long Island
Aug 29 Americans withdraw from Manhattan to Westchester
Aug 30 Continental Army evacuates Long Island and falls back to Manhattan, NYC

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