Historic Event Jan 11 Titania & Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel Astronomer William Herschel Jan 25 Shays' Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Capt Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts Jan 28 Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes 1786 Historical Events by Year 1788