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English settlement of Jamestown
This was the first permanent English settlement in what is now the US. It is now the state of Virginia. -
Latin Grammar school
Boston Latin School is the first Latin grammar school to be established. It's to create positions in the church. -
Harvard College
The higher education college is now in the U.S. It's located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. -
The printer press
The first-ever printer press in the American colonies was set up at Harvard college. -
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The development of education from the 18th century
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Act of succession established in England
The act stated that the firstborn son of the monarch would take over the throne after the death of his parent. Without a male descendant for the throne, then the firstborn daughter would take the throne. -
Establishment of St. Petersburg
Peter the Great established the capital city of St. Petersburg. -
George ||| is born
He becomes king of Britain in 1760. George III ruled until 1820 anded England through the American War of Independence -
The end of enlightenment
The last Enlightenment thinker that was alive at the time, Denis Diderot. He was a French writer and philosopher, died in 1784.