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1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1766th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 766th year of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 18th century, and the 7th year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of 1766, the ...
1926 - Atlanta Historical Society founded. 1927 - Atlanta Historical Bulletin begins publication. 1928 - Atlanta World newspaper begins publication. 1929 Atlanta University Center Consortium established. City Hall built. [2] January 15: Martin Luther King Jr. is born. WGST radio begins broadcasting. [35] 1930 - Population: 270,366; metro ...
The history of the United States from 1776 to 1789 was marked by the nation's transition from the American Revolutionary War to the establishment of a novel constitutional order. As a result of the American Revolution , the thirteen British colonies emerged as a newly independent nation, the United States of America , between 1776 and 1789.
Collin McKinney (April 17, 1766 – September 9, 1861) was an American surveyor, merchant, politician, lay preacher, and prolific slave owner. [1] He is best known as a figure in the Texas Revolution, as one of the five individuals who drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest person to sign it.
July 4 American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence, in which the United States officially declares independence from the British Empire, is approved by the Continental Congress and signed by its president, John Hancock, together with representatives from Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina ...
Veiled Visions: The 1906 Atlanta Race Riot and the Reshaping of American Race Relations (2006). Harvey, Bruce, and Lynn Watson-Powers. "The eyes of the world are upon us: A look at the Cotton States and International Exposition of 1895." Atlanta History 39#1 (1995): 5-11. Hanley, John. The Archdiocese of Atlanta. A History (2006), The Roman ...
Mary (1766–1810) married Robert Maxwell [2] (1753–1797), a Revolutionary War hero, was appointed as sheriff of the Greenville District. He lived in Greenville County and was killed by an ambush on November 10, 1797, while he was crossing the Saluda River shoals, where Piedmont Mill Dam was later built.
July 6 – Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born ornithologist (died 1813) July 8 – Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon, pioneer of battlefield medicine (died 1842) August 3 – Kurt Sprengel, German botanist (died 1833)