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1675
Jul 18
| 1675 • United colonial forces attack the Narragansetts at the Great Swamp Fight. |
1705
Nov 25
Age: 30y
birth of childAnna Elisabetha Rettich Brandau, Dieburg, Hessen, Germany ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1705 • The Province of Carolina incorporates the town of Bath, making it the first incorporated town in present day North Carolina. The town becomes the political center and de facto capital of the northern portion of the Province of Carolina until Edenton is incorporated in 1722. |
1766
Sep 16
Age: 91y
| 1766 • Sweden introduces its Freedom of the Press Act, becoming the first country of the world to protect freedom of the press in the Constitution and to pass wide-ranging freedom of information legislation. |