1778
May 10
| 1778 • The term "thoroughbred" is first used in the United States in an advertisement in a Kentucky gazette to describe a New Jersey stallion called Pilgarlick. |
1781
Sep 16
Age: 3y
| 1781 • American Revolution: A French fleet under Comte de Grasse enters Chesapeake Bay, cutting British General Charles Cornwallis off from escape by sea. |
1800
Age: 21y
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marriageJohn Winger 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1800 • Dutch East India Company dissolves. |
1814
Jan 4
Age: 35y
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birth of childMary Ann Winger Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1814 • Bourbon Restoration: Louis XVIII is invited to occupy the restored French throne. |
1872
Feb 26
Age: 93y
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deathOil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Died on the family farm in Cornplanter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1872 • In the United States, Yellowstone National Park (once dubbed "Colter's Hell" after John Colter, of the Lewis & Clark Expedition) is established as the world's first national park. |