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Bartolomeo Cristofori invents the piano.
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The First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America
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Frederick the Great comes into power in Prussia
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Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod.
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George lll becomes king of Britain
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Alexander Cummings invents the flush toilet.
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George Washington was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence.
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The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies beginning in 1789
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John Adams was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States, from 1797 to 1801.
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The first soft drink invented.