1773 - Wikipedia 1773 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1773rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 773rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 73rd year of the 18th century, and the 4th year of the 1770s decade As of the start of 1773, the
Historical Events in 1773 - On This Day Historical events from year 1773 Learn about 22 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1773 or search by date or keyword
1773 Archives - HISTORY Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths On February 9, 1773, future President William Henry Harrison is born
1773 to 1774 | Timeline | Articles and Essays | Documents . . . British troops began to fortify Boston, and seized ammunition belonging to the colony of Massachusetts Thousands of American militiamen were ready to resist, but no fighting occurred Massachusetts created a Provincial Congress, and a special Committee of Safety to decide when the militia should be called into action
What Happened In 1773 - Historical Events 1773 - EventsHistory Historical Events for the Year 1773 1st January » The hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire called Olney, England, Great Britain
Boston Tea Party | Facts, Summary, Significance | Britannica Boston Tea Party, precursor to the American Revolution in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians on December 16, 1773
American Revolution Timeline (1763 to 1783) In 1773, the British implemented the Tea Act in the Thirteen Colonies This gave the East India Company, a British enterprise, an exclusive tax break on tea imports into America, allowing them to undercut the prices of colonial merchants and smugglers, who had previously profited from the tea trade
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IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE YEAR 1773. - history-page. com America's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia (12 October 1773) The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier (13 October 1773) The first public Colonial American museum opens in Charleston, South Carolina (12 January 1773)
1773 in Great Britain - Wikipedia Events from the year 1773 in Great Britain 1 January – the words of the hymn "Amazing Grace" (written by the curate John Newton) are probably first used in a prayer meeting at Olney, Buckinghamshire 17 January – second voyage of James Cook: Captain Cook in HMS Resolution (1771) becomes the first European explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle