May 12 Maria Theresa crowned queen of Bohemia in Prague

May 17 England passes the Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported by the colonies from countries that were not British possessions.

May 17 England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum & molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions

Jan 13 James Oglethorpe &130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC

Jan 18 The first polar bear exhibited in America (Boston)

Feb 12 Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah

Apr 01 Canada's first lighthouse lit for the first time, using coal from nearby Morien and Spanish River, the round 200 metre tower, made with cement from limestone burned in local kilns, is the first fireproof concrete structure in North America.

Mar 22 Joseph Priestly invents carbonated water (seltzer)