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the american revolution
Benjamin Franklin and the first U.S. diplomats win support for the revolution and negotiate a peace with Great Britain. -
william blake publishes songs of innocence
A complete copy of Songs of Innocence and of Experience contains fifty-four plates etched in relief with touches of white-line work in a few designs. Plate a (a tailpiece probably etched in the late 1780s) appears only in copies B-D of the combined Songs; plate b ("A Divine Image") appears only in copy BB of the combined Songs among those printed by Blake. Plates 34-36, 53, and 54 were first published in Innocence but moved to Experience in 1794, 1795, and 1818 respectively. -
french revolution
The Estates began their meeting at Versailles on May 5, 1789 and quickly entered into a power struggle. The Third Estate soon declared itself a "National Assembly" that was representative of the people. This new National Assembly expressed its desire to include the other two Estates in its deliberations but also made it clear that it was determined to move forward without them. Louis attempted to shut down the National Assembly, but on June 20 its members declared that they would not disband unt -
mary wollstonecraft
was born in Spitalfields in 1759. Her father uprooted the family on a number of occasions and during her formative years Mary Wollstonecraft was to find herself in Epping, Barking, Beverley in Yorkshire, back to East London in Hoxton and then out again to Wales. At the age of 18, having received a poor education, she left home and never went back -
united states declared war great britain
the United States declared war on Great as a result of numerous disputes between the two countries. The British continuously engaged in impressment and forced US citizens to serve in the Royal Navy. The British also attacked the USS Chesapeake and this nearly caused a war two year earlier. -
borthers grimm begin to publish grimm's fairytales
German authors Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of the first edition of their collection of folk stories, titled ''Children's and Household Tales.''
In 1812, the Grimm brothers published volume one of "Kinder- und Hausmärchen" (Children and Household Tales), containing 86 numbered folktales, -
jane austen publishes pride and prejudice
It portrays life in the genteel rural society of the day, and tells of the initial misunderstandings and later mutual enlightenment between Elizabeth Bennet (whose liveliness and quick wit have often attracted readers) and the haughty Darcy. The title Pride and Prejudice refers (among other things) to the ways in which Elizabeth and Darcy first view each other. -
noah webster publishes an american dictionary of the english language
Noah Webster, the Father of American Christian education, wrote the first American dictionary and established a system of rules to govern spelling, grammar, and reading. This master linguist understood the power of words, their definitions, and the need for precise word usage in communication to maintain independence. Webster used the Bible as the foundation for his definitions. -
victor hugo publishes the hunchback of notre dame
Victor Hugo finishes writing Notre Dame de Paris, also known as The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Distracted by other projects, Hugo had continually postponed his deadlines for delivering the book to his publishers, but once he sat down to write it, he completed the novel in only four months. -
slavery is abolished in british empire
the 18th century, the West Indies had become a main trade center due to the enslavement of human beings, first the Native Indians of the Americas and then the en-slaved Africans. Although the en-slaved people fought for their rights and freedom, they could not defeat this evil, inhumane, terror and disgraceful act, which continued for hundreds of years for the accumulation of wealth.
