Oct 12 America's first asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia Oct 13 The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier Oct 14 The first recorded Ministry of Education, the Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (Polish for Commission of National Education), is formed in Poland. Oct 14 American Revolutionary War: The United Kingdom's East India Company tea ships' cargo are burned at Annapolis, Maryland. Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1772 Historical Events by Year 1774