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Massachusetts orders priest to leave the colony.
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The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain.
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Edward Wigglesworth appointed 1st north American divinity professor (Harvard).
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1st mass celebrated in 1st American Catholic church, St Joseph's, Philadelphia.
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1st US religious journal, The Christian History, published in Boston.
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Pennsylvania Hospital founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin.
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Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
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The Battle of Alamance, a pre-American Revolutionary War battle between local militia and a group of rebels called "The Regulators", occurs in present-day Alamance County, North Carolina.
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1st US commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia.
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Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporated (erected life-saving stations for distressed mariners).