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1777

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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.

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1776

The U.S. Declaration of Independence was signed.

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1773

January 12 - The first American museum open to the public is opened in (Charleston, South Carolina).

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1772

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August 21 - The coup d'etat by King Gustav III is completed by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and making him an enlightened despot.

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1771

Massacre at Bloody Falls: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee traveling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his arctic overland journey, massacre a group of unsuspecting Inuit.

England, Canada

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1771

May 16 - 14-year old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year old Louis-Auguste (who later becomes Louis XVI King of France).


France

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1770

The population of the American colonies reaches 2,210,000 persons.

Violence erupts in January between members of the Sons of Liberty in New York and 40 British soldiers over the posting of broadsheets by the British. Several men are seriously wounded.

March 5, 1770 - The Boston Massacre occurs as a mob harasses British soldiers who then fire their muskets pointblank into the crowd, killing three instantly, mortally wounding two others and injuring six. After the incident, the new Royal Governor of Massachusetts, Thomas Hutchinson, at the insistence of Sam Adams, withdraws British troops out of Boston to nearby harbor islands. The captain of the British soldiers, Thomas Preston, is then arrested along with eight of his men and charged with murder.

1770 - In April, the Townshend Acts are repealed by the British. All duties on imports into the colonies are eliminated except for tea. Also, the Quartering Act is not renewed.

In October, trial begins for the British soldiers arrested after the Boston Massacre. Colonial lawyers John Adams and Josiah Quincy successfully defend Captain Preston and six of his men, who are acquitted. Two other soldiers are found guilty of manslaughter, branded, then released.

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1769

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The city of Brescia, Italy is devastated when the Church of San Nazaro, near Venice, is struck by lightning. The resulting fire ignites 200,000 lb (90,000 kg) of gunpowder being stored there, causing a massive explosion which destroys one sixth of the city and kills 3,000 people. The disaster prompts the Roman Catholic Church to abandon their religious objection to using lightning rods to protect their property.

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1768

Boston citizens refuse to quarter British troops.

Boston, Mass

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1767

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North Carolina woodsman Daniel Boone goes through the Cumberland Gap and reaches Kentucky - in defiance of a decree from King George III. He discovers a rich hunting ground, contested by several Native American tribes.

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1766

March 5 - Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.

Louisiana

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1765

After a public campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son had actually committed suicide.

France

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1767

February 15 - The American city of St. Louis is established

Missouri

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1766

In March, King George III signs a bill repealing the Stamp Act after much debate in the English Parliament, which included an appearance by Ben Franklin arguing for repeal and warning of a possible revolution in the American colonies if the Stamp Act was enforced by the British military.

On the same day it repealed the Stamp Act, the English Parliament passes the Declaratory Act stating that the British government has total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies in all cases whatsoever.

In April, news of the repeal of the Stamp Act results in celebrations in the colonies and a relaxation of the boycott of imported English trade goods.

In August, violence breaks out in New York between British soldiers and armed colonists, including Sons of Liberty members. The violence erupts as a result of the continuing refusal of New York colonists to comply with the Quartering Act. In December, the New York legislature is suspended by the English Crown after once again voting to refuse to comply with the Act.

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1765

The first true restaurant opens in Paris, where a tavern-keeper named Boulanger sells cooked dishes at an all-night place on the Rue Bailleul.


France

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1764

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June 21 - The English-language Quebec Gazette is established in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. As of 2005, it is the oldest surviving newspaper in North America.

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1763

The Treaty of Paris signed by Great Britain, France and Spain brings an end to the Seven Years' War (also called the French and Indian War in the United States)


Paris

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1762

Death of the Empress Elisabeth of Russia, who is succeeded by her nephew Peter III. Peter, an admirer of Frederick the Great, immediately opens peace negotiations with the Prussians

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1761

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is published, in France.


France

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1760..

King George III of England is Crowned


George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was crowned King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death.

England..

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1759

French Fort Niagara is captured by the English. Also in 1759, war erupts between Cherokee Indians and southern colonists.

1759 - 13 September-The Fall of Quebec - Battle of the "Plains of Abraham" - British defeat French, thus gaining control of Canada.

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In June, William Pitt becomes England's Secretary of State and escalates the French and Indian War in the colonies by establishing a policy of unlimited warfare. In July, Benjamin Franklin begins a five year stay in London.

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1756
March 17 - St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in New York City for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern

New York

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1755
Lisbon, Portugal.

November 1 - 1755 9:20 am Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 100,000 people. Estimated to have been 9 on the Richter scale it was one of the most powerful and deadly earthquakes ever. The following tsunami killed people in north Africa and swept as far as England where it also caused damage.

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1754 -

The University of Halle graduates the first female medical doctor.

Germany

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1752

The first general hospital is founded, in Philadelphia.

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1751 -

The fourth president of the United States, James Madison, is born, March 16th.

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1750

March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England


England

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1749

While in debtor's prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). Released from prison, the book was published in London. Immediately, the Church of England asked the British Secretary of State to "stop the progress of this vile Book, which is an open insult upon Religion and good manners." As a result, Cleland was arrested and charged with "corrupting the King's subjects."

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1748

April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war
Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh
Building of Sveaborg begins near Helsinki
Henry Fielding organizes forerunner of the Bow Street Runners – eight men at first
Ahmad Shah captures Lahore.
Discovery of ruins of Pompeii

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1747

April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain.

London

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1746

January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling. Scotland

He later flees after his defeat at Culloden also in 1746: he escaped from Uist to the Isle of Skye in a small boat with the aid of Flora Macdonald. He was disguised as a serving maid. This escape is the basis for The Skye Boat Song.

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1744

The third French and Indian War, known as "King George's War," breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia

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1742

April 13 - The first performance of George Frideric Handel's oratorio The Messiah, in Dublin.

Ireland

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1741

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December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius. Sweden.

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1739

October 23 - Great Britain declares war on Spain. This becomes known as the War of Jenkins' Ear.

Great Britain

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1737

Benjamin Franklin created the Philadelphia police force - the first city-paid force.

USA

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1736

Porteous Riots erupt in Edinburgh after execution of a smuggler Andrew Wilson when town guard captain John Porteous orders his men to fire at the crowd. Porteous is arrested later

Scotland

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1735

April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden.
July 11 - Mathematical calculations suggest it was on this day that Pluto moved from the ninth to the eighth most distant planet from the Sun for the last time before 1979.
August 4 - Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he published was true.
October - War of the Polish Succession concludes a preliminary peace, ratified in 1738
Battle of Trepani in the War of the Polish Succession
French make peace with the Austro-Hungarian Empire (until 1740)
Ship building industry begins in Mumbai
Carolus Linnaeus publishes his Systema Naturae
End of the reign of Emperor Nakamikado of Japan
Emperor Sakuramachi ascends to the throne of Japan
Euler-Maclaurin formula developed
George Hadley correctly explains global circulation for the first time
King's Highway (Charleston to Boston) is completed
Etienne Fourmont writes Réflexions critiques sur les histoires des anciens peuples
The Qianlong Emperor succeeds Yongzheng and begins a 60-year-long reign of the Qing Dynasty.
Construction begins on the Chemin du roy between Quebec and Montreal
William Hogarth Publishes "A Rakes Progress"
Edmund Curll tries to publish "Mr Pope's Literary Correspondence" The stock of which is subsequently seized
Augusta, Georgia is founded

credits to Wikipedia...

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1734

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June 30 - Russian troops take Gdańsk (German:Danzig) which had been besieged since October 1733. Gdańsk is captured after the failure of a French expedition to relieve the city. Poland.

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1733

May 29 - Right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves upheld at Quebec.

Canada