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William TAGGART

Male 1772 - 1775  (3 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1772 
  • 1772: First Travellers' Cheques issued by the London Credit Exchange Company
  • 1772: "Morning Post" first published (until 1937)
  • 14 May 1772: Judge Mansfield rules that there is no legal basis for slavery in England
1774 
  • 13 Sep 1774: Cook arrives on Easter Island
1775 
  • 19 Apr 1775: Battle of Lexington: first action in American War of Independence (1775–1783)