1768
| 1768 • A Secretary of State for the colonies is appointed in Britain. |
1797
Age: 29y
marriageAbigail Cadigan County Cork, Ireland ⇓ |
| 1797 • London haberdasher John Hetherington wears a silk top hat in public and attracts a large crowd of onlookers. He is later fined £500 for causing a public nuisance. |
1798
Age: 30y
|
birth of childJohn J Buckley County Cork, Ireland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1798 • The Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen Act is signed into law, creating the Marine Hospital Service, the forerunner to the current United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. |
1851
Age: 83y
| 1851 • Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |