 On this day in History Archives |
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Samuel Colt makes the first production-model revolver (.34-caliber). |
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First Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma. |
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French troops are defeated by Austrian forces and Liège is recaptured. |
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Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney is named President of the Board of Trade. |
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Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including a black man named Crispus Attucks, and a boy are killed by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War five years later. |
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Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans. |
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Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham is named Secretary of State for the Northern Department. |
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England King Henry VII issues letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorizing them to explore unknown lands. |
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Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama. |
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Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign which will bring about his own death. |