Children
1775
| 1775 • American Revolution: The Continental Congress sends the Olive Branch Petition, hoping for a reconciliation. |
1842
Dec 9
Age: 68y
| 1842 • In South Africa, hunter Dick King rides into a British military base in Grahamstown to warn that the Boers have besieged Durban (he had left 11 days earlier). The British army dispatches a relief force. |