10 Oct 1773: Daniel Boone leads the first attempt by British colonists to establish a settlement in Kentucky, but is turned back in an attack by American Indians in which his son is killed.
16 Dec 1773: Boston Tea Party: A group of Americans, dressed as Mohawk Indians, steal aboard ships of the British East India Company and dump their cargo of tea into Boston Harbor.
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1774
16 Mar 1774: Captain Matthew Flinders, English explorer (d. 1814) is born.
3 Sep 1774: Willem François Boreel, Dutch soldier, is born
21 Sep 1774: George Mason and George Washington found the Fairfax County Militia Association, a military unit independent of British control.
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