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Events

The Cornish language died out
2nd edition of Encyclop�dia Britannica published
January 3 - American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
January 12 - Mission Santa Clara de As�s is founded in what is now Santa Clara, California
January 16 - Vermont declares its independence from New York becoming an independent country, a status it retained until it joined the United States as the 14th state in 1791
June 14, Stars and Stripes adopted by Congress as United States flag
August 16 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Bennington - British forces are defeated by American troops.
September 3 - American Revolutionary War: The Flag of the United States flies in battle for the first time, at Cooch's Bridge in Maryland.
October 17 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Saratoga- American troops defeat the British.
November 15 - American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate, the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation in the temporary American capital at York, Pennsylvania.
December 24 - Kiritimati discovered by James Cook
The code duello is adopted at the Clonmell Summer Assizes as the form for pistol duels in Ireland. It is quickly denounced and widely adopted throughout the English-speaking world.