May 12 Drenthe adopts Gregorian calendar (yesterday is 4/29/1701) May 15 The War of the Spanish Succession begins. May 23 Captain William Kidd is hanged in London after being convicted of piracy and the murder of William Moore. Jun 12 Act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover. Jul 24 Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac ...

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Sep 22, 2022 · The Liberty Bell by Gary B. Nash. A serious cultural history rooted in detailed research, Nash's book explores the impetus behind the bell's creation, as well as its evolutions in meaning through successive generations. With attention to Pennsylvania's Quaker roots, he analyzes the biblical passage from Leviticus that provided the bell's ...

Famous Birthdays on January in 1701. 27th » Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian (d. 1790); 28th » Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774)

Historical Events for September, 1701. 16th » James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobitism named Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland.

Famous Deaths for August 1701. 20th » Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) called Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639) 22nd » John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1628) « Year 1700. Year 1702 ».

Considered one of the major events in Canada's history, sometimes called the "great peace." [1] Detroit, Michigan founded as Fort Pontchartrain du détroit by Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac. War of the Spanish Succession begins in Europe; spreads to North America ( Queen Anne's War) in …

USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) is a fictional starship in the Star Trek media franchise. It is the main setting of the original Star Trek television series (1966–69), and it is depicted in films, other television series, spin-off fiction, products, and fan-created media.Under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, the Enterprise carries its crew on a mission "to explore strange, new worlds; to ...

1702 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1702nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 702nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 2nd year of the 18th century, and the 3rd year of the 1700s decade. As of the start of 1702, the Gregorian calendar …

1721 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1721st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 721st year of the 2nd millennium, the 21st year of the 18th century, and the 2nd year of the 1720s decade. As of the start of 1721, the Gregorian calendar was 11 …

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1st January » Russia begins using the Anno Domini era and no longer uses the Anno Mundi era of the Byzantine Empire. 26th January » The Richter magnitude scale e.g magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake takes place off the west coast of the North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. 27th February » The island of New Britain is discovered.

Oct 09 In the year 1701 collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven . Oct 09 The Collegiate School of Connecticut is chartered in New Haven.It was later renamed to Yale University on this day in history. Oct 13 On this day in history andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer, dies at 47 . Nov 05 On this day in history charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, …

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