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2 giorni fa · Benjamin Franklin would later testify in Parliament in 1766 to the contrary, reporting that Americans already contributed heavily to the defense of the Empire. He argued that local colonial governments had raised, outfitted, and paid 25,000 soldiers to fight France in just the French and Indian War alone—as many as Britain itself ...
2 giorni fa · In 1766 a cataract in his left eye was discovered. Though couching of the cataract temporarily improved his vision, complications ultimately rendered him almost totally blind in the left eye as well. However, his condition appeared to have little effect on his productivity.
1 giorno fa · In 1766, upon returning to Britain, Hume encouraged his patron Lord Hertford to invest in a number of slave plantations, acquired by George Colebrooke and others in the Windward Islands.
1 giorno fa · Muhammad ben Othman Pasha became dey in 1766. He ruled over a prosperous Algiers for a full quarter-century until he died in 1791, undertaking several public works, such as fortifications around the city of Algiers, and a municipal water supply and fountains.
4 giorni fa · Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, [11] and was affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States, the second-oldest in New Jersey after Princeton University, and one of nine U.S. colonial colleges that were chartered before the American Revolution. [12] [13]
2 giorni fa · Timeline of Birmingham history - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Pre-Norman invasion. 1000 – 1099. 1100–1199. 1200–1299. 1300–1399. 1400–1499. 1500–1599. 1600–1699. 1700–1799. Toggle 1700–1799 subsection. 1740–1749. 1780–1789. 1790–1799. 1800–1899. Toggle 1800–1899 subsection. 1820–1829. 1830–1839. 1840–1849. 1900–1999. Toggle 1900–1999 subsection
5 giorni fa · 1766–1783: Set at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, and focuses on the romance between his wife, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, and the royal physician Johann Friedrich Struensee. Napoléon: 1955: 1769–1821: French historical epic film that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon. John Adams: 2008: 1770 ...
