| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Feb 28 |
Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC |
Feb 28 |
Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 40, kidnap 100 |
Feb 29 |
French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 |
Apr 17 |
1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell |
Apr 24 |
"Boston News-Letter" 1st successful newspaper in US, forms |
May 1 |
Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper advertisement |
May 20 |
Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY |
Jul 12 |
Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland |
Jul 24 |
English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar |
Aug 2 |
Duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim |
Aug 3 |
English/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar |
Aug 4 |
War of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar |
Aug 13 |
French & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany |
Aug 24 |
Battle of Malaga, the largest naval battle in the War of the Spanish Succession; Tactically indecisive; Grand Alliance strategic victory |
Aug 25 |
Battle of Malaga: French vs English & Dutch fleet |
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