Event of Interest
Mar 18 Thomas Pelham-Holles becomes British Prime Minister on the death of his brother Henry Pelham
Thomas Pelham-Holles
Henry Pelham
- May 9 1st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or Die"
Battle of Interest
May 28 Battle of Jumonville Glen: forces led by George Washington kill French Canadian officer Joseph Coulon de Jumonville
George Washington
- Jun 19 Albany Congress held by seven British colonies & Iroquois indians
- Jul 3 George Washington surrenders to French, Fort Necessity (7 Years' War)
- Jul 4 George Washington gives Fort Necessity to France
- Jul 7 Kings College in NYC opens (renamed Columbia College)
Event of Interest
Nov 28 Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert is elected to the French Academy of Sciences
Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert