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First US Chamber of Commerce forms in NYC

First US Chamber of Commerce forms in NYC

First US Chamber of Commerce forms in NYC

Events Before

  1. US Defector General Benedict Arnold (26) weds the daughter of the sheriff of New Haven Margaret Mansfield

    US Defector General Benedict Arnold (26) weds the daughter of the sheriff of New Haven Margaret Mansfield

  2. Ayutthaya Kingdom in present-day Thailand falls to Burmese invaders

    The Ayutthaya Kingdom or the Empire of Ayutthaya was a Thai kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand.

  3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's first opera "Apollo et Hyacinthus", written when he was 11 years old, premieres in Salzburg

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's first opera "Apollo et Hyacinthus", written when he was 11 years old, premieres in Salzburg

  4. Prince Willem V marries Prussian princess Wilhelmina

    Prince Willem V marries Prussian princess Wilhelmina

  5. King Taksin is crowned King of Siam and establishes Thonburi as his capital

    King Taksin is crowned King of Siam and establishes Thonburi as his capital

Events After

  1. Augustus FitzRoy, English Duke of Grafton divorces the Duchess of Grafton, (formerly Hon. Anne Liddell) by an Act of Par

    Augustus FitzRoy, English Duke of Grafton divorces the Duchess of Grafton, (formerly Hon. Anne Liddell) by an Act of Parliament

  2. Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand for the first time near present-day Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Isla

    Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand for the first time near present-day Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island. A misunderstanding, possibly over a ceremonial challenge, causes the English to shoot and kill Ngāti Oneone leader Te Maro. [1]

  3. Louis-Antoine de Bougainville's expedition of two ships completes first French circumnavigation of the world arriving i

    Louis-Antoine de Bougainville's expedition of two ships completes first French circumnavigation of the world arriving in Saint-Malo, France (also carried 1st woman to circumnavigate the world, Jeanne Baré) [1]

  4. Madame du Barry becomes French King Louis XV's "official" mistress

    Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774.

  5. A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in history

    A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in history

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