Historical Events

1702 British and Dutch troops under Marlborough occupy Roermond

Proclamation of 1763

1763 George III of Great Britain issues the Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlement

1765 Stamp Act Congress (First Congress of the American Colonies) convenes in New York City to devise a unified protest against new British taxation

1777 Americans defeat British in Second Battle of Saratoga and Battle of Bemis Heights

1780 The British are defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, North Carolina

1891 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Hugh Kirkaldy wins by 2 strokes from brother Andrew Kirkaldy and Willie Fernie; last Open contested in a single day over 36 holes

Farman's Biplane Takes Off

1907 H

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