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Paul Revere was born
Paul Revere was born in Boston, Massachusetts -
Third French and Indian War
King George's War, the third French and Indian war, begins. -
Lighting is a form of electricity.
Benjamin Franklin demonstrates that lightning is a form of electricity by flying a kite and a key during a thunderstorm. -
First clock made in American colonies.
Benjamin Banneker, an African American, constructs the first clock made entirely in the American colonies. -
Paul Revere's father died.
Paul Revere's father died and he took over the family's business. -
Paul Revere became a silversmith.
Paul Revere became a master silversmith and sold his work throughout Boston. -
Stamp Act is repealed.
Under pressure for London merchants, Parliament repeals Stamp Act. -
Paul Revere married sarah orne
Paul Revere married Sarah Orne. She had 10 children. -
Paul Revere drew the bloody massacre
After the Boston massacre, Paul Revere captured the scene in his engraving "the bloody massacre." -
Boston Massacre
British troops fire on a crowd of men and boys who are throwing snowballs and chunks of ice at them. Three members of the crowd are killed and two others died later of their wounds. -
Parliament repeals townsend duties
Parliament repeals all the townsend duties except the one on tea. -
Paul Revere became a link with Boston and Philidelphia.
Paul Revere became a direct link between Boston's comitee of correspondence and the continental congress in Philidelphia. -
Paul Revere's ride
Paul Revere rode his horse to Lexington and warned Sam Adams the British were coming. -
Spain and England war.
Spain declares war on England. -
George Washington died.
George Washington dies at his home at Mount Vernon. -
Paul Revere opened a copper rolling mill.
Paul Revere opened the first copper rolling mill in America. -
First hotel opens.
The first hotel in the U.S opens in Saratoga Springs, NY. -
Paul Revere turned his business interests over.
Paul Revere turned all his business interests over to his sons and grandsons. -
Construction of Erie Canal begins.
Construction of the Erie Canal begins, The canal was designed to connect the Great Lakes to Albany. -
Paul Revere died
Paul Revere died in Boston
