January 28 » Sir Horace Walpole coins the word serendipity in a letter to a friend.
May 28 » French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
July 3 » French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
Day of marriage March 24, 1780
The temperature on March 24, 1780 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
January 11 » William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus.
January 25 » Shays's Rebellion: The rebellion's largest confrontation, outside the Springfield Armory, results in the killing of four rebels and the wounding of twenty.
May 25 » After a delay of 11 days, the United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia after a quorum of seven states is secured.
September 17 » The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
October 1 » Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
December 7 » Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
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