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2 giorni fa · On December 16, 1773, a group of men, led by Samuel Adams and dressed to evoke the appearance of indigenous people, boarded the ships of the East India Company and dumped £10,000 worth of tea from their holds (approximately £636,000 in 2008) into Boston Harbor.
- 1765 to 1783
1 giorno fa · William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration as president in 1841, making his presidency the shortest in U.S. history.
- John Tyler
- Martin Van Buren
2 giorni fa · Ludwig van Beethoven. Baptized: December 17, 1770, Bonn, archbishopric of Cologne [Germany] Died: March 26, 1827, Vienna, Austria. Notable Works: “Archduke Trio”. “Battle Symphony”. “Choral Fantasy in C Minor”.
3 giorni fa · In 1773, the tea ships moored in Boston Harbor were boarded by colonists and the tea was thrown overboard, an event that became known as the Boston Tea Party. In Britain, opinion hardened against the colonists, with Chatham now agreeing with North that the destruction of the tea was "certainly criminal".
18 ore fa · Ludwig van Beethoven [n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical ...
- 17 December 1770
- 26 March 1827 (aged 56), Vienna
18 ore fa · On 14 January 1773 the directors of the EIC asked for a government loan and unlimited access to the tea market in the American colonies, both of which were granted. In August 1773 the Bank of England assisted the EIC with a loan.
1 giorno fa · Three years after his wife's death in 1773, Euler married her half-sister, Salome Abigail Gsell (1723–1794). This marriage lasted until his death in 1783. His brother Johann Heinrich settled in St. Petersburg in 1735 and was employed as a painter at the academy.
