1773
May 27
1773 • Emelian Pugachev starts Pugachev's Rebellion in Russia, attacking and occupying Samara. |
1762
Jan 1
1762 • The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates Kingston, named for King George III of the United Kingdom, as the county seat of Dobbs County, North Carolina. The name is later shortened to Kinston in 1784. |
1820
Age: 46y
1820 • Indiana University Bloomington is founded as the Indiana State Seminary (renamed Indiana College, 1846). |
1850
Jun 3
Age: 77y
1850 • California is admitted as the 31st U.S. state. |