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POSTMA, Marijke

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   Date  Event(s)
1 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.
2 1775 
  • 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 1778 
  • 26 Nov 1778: In the Hawaiian Islands, Capt. James Cook becomes the first European to land on Maui.
6 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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