22 Jan 1775: André-Marie Ampère, French physicist (d. 1836) is born.
19 Feb 1775: American Revolution: The Parliament of Great Britain declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
14 Jun 1775: The Continental Congress names George Washington as commander of the Continental Army.
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1776
4 Jul 1776: The Continental Congress approves the final wording of the United States Declaration of Independence and arranges for it to be published.
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1777
1777: The 2nd edition of Encyclopædia Britannica is published.
14 Jun 1777: The Stars and Stripes is adopted by the Continental Congress as the Flag of the United States.
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1778
26 Nov 1778: In the Hawaiian Islands, Capt. James Cook becomes the first European to land on Maui.
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1779
1779: The Iron Bridge is completed across the River Severn in Shropshire (the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed).
14 Feb 1779: Captain James Cook dies on the Sandwich Islands on his third and last voyage.
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1781
1781: Carl Wilhelm Scheele discovers tungsten
13 Mar 1781: Sir William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus. Originally he calls it Georgium Sidus (George's Star) in honour of King George III of England.
9 Jun 1781: George Stephenson, English inventor of the Steam locomotieve is born..
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1783
Jun 1783: The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon) in Annonay, France.
8 Jun 1783: The volcano Laki, in Iceland, begins an 8-month eruption which kills 9,350 people and starts a 7-year famine. The eruption causes deaths of livestock when they eat contaminated grass and also widespread crop failure.
June: French balloon montgolfière.Effects of the Laki volcano were felt all over Europe. New evidence has been unearthed to conclude that this was one of "the greatest environmental catastrophies in European History".
3 Sep 1783: American Revolutionary War - Treaty of Paris: A treaty between the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain is signed in Paris, ending the war.
1775 - 1783 (8 years)
