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Walpole founds the printing press
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Robert Adam returned to Britan after being in Rome for two years.
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Joseph Black Scottish chemist and Physicst observes the latent hear in melting ice.
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George Washington inherites Mount Vernon from half-brother Lawerence.
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Treaty signed in Paris ends the seven year war between Britian, France, and Spain.
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Catherine the Great secures the Thone of Poland for one of her lovers as Stanislaw II.
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Birtain passes the Sugar Act, wine and textiles imported to America.