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3rd September 1783: Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War

3rd September 2019
Tagged as: America, American Revolution, American War of Independence, Britain, France, George III, George Washington, Lord Shelburne, USA

The Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolutionary War, was signed by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America.

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19th December 1783: William Pitt the Younger becomes Britain’s youngest ever Prime Minister

19th December 2018
Tagged as: Britain, George III, Parliament, Pitt the Younger, Prime Minister

William Pitt the Younger became the youngest ever Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24.

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3rd September 1783: Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War

19th December 1783: William Pitt the Younger becomes Britain’s youngest ever Prime Minister

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21st January 1981: First DeLorean sports car produced (famous as the ‘Back to the Future’ car)

4th December 1872: Deserted US merchant ship Mary Celeste found drifting in the Atlantic

12th July 1561: The consecration of Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow

16th February 1937: Organic chemist Wallace Carothers is awarded a patent for nylon

14th October 1066: Battle of Hastings fought on Senlac Hill

13th October 1792: Cornerstone laid for the White House

12th October 1810: First Oktoberfest held in Munich

11th October 1975: Saturday Night Live is broadcast for the first time

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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