Prior Event 6/10/1776 Next Event Charles III, of the Kingdom of Spain, offers convert military aid to the Continental war effort. [restored 7/23/2021] Subsequent Events: 2/6/1778 References: Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 20. SEARCH Current U.s. National Debt: $36,167,124,467,492 Source