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Historical Events in March 1776

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  • Mar 2 American troops begin shelling the British in Boston
  • Mar 3 American commodore Esek Hopkins occupies Nassau, Bahamas
  • Mar 4 American War of Independence: The Americans capture Dorchester Heights dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts

The Wealth of Nations

Mar 9 Adam Smith publishes the influential economics book "The Wealth of Nations"

Economist and Philosopher Adam Smith
  • Mar 17 British forces evacuate Boston to Nova Scotia during Revolutionary War

Medal for Washington

Mar 25 Continental Congress authorizes a medal for George Washington

First US President and Founding Father George Washington
  • Mar 28 Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco


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