1693
| 1693 • The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a Royal charter from King William III and Queen Mary II of England. |
1723
Age: 30y
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birth of childJames Givens County Antrim, Ireland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1723 • The Province of Carolina incorporates New Bern as Newbern (the town later becomes the capital of North Carolina). |
1790
Oct 22
Age: 97y
| 1790 • The signing of the Residence Bill establishes a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia, the capital district of the United States. |