| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Feb 8 |
1st opera in US "Flora," opens in Charleston, SC |
Feb 18 |
1st opera performed in America, "Flora," in Charleston, SC |
Mar 10 |
An agreement between Nadir Shah and Paul I of Russia is signed near Ganja and Russian troops are withdrawn from Baku. |
Mar 13 |
1st US Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany |
Jul 11 |
Mathematical calculations suggest that it was on this day that Pluto moved from the ninth to the eighth most distant planet from the Sun for the last time before 1979. |
Aug 4 |
Jury acquits John Zenger (NY Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal governor of NY (victory for Freedom of press) |
Aug 18 |
Evening Post begins publishing (Boston Mass) |
Sep 22 |
Robert Walpole is 1st British PM to live at 10 Downing Street |
Oct 3 |
France & Emperor Karel VI sign peace accord |
Nov 30 |
States of Holland forbid Free Masonry |
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