May 13 War of Bavarian Succession ends

Jan 31 Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog

Jan 17 Captain Cook's last notation in ship's log Discovery

Jan 23 Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra)

Jan 17 Captain Cook's last notation in ship's log Discovery

Jan 18 The birth of Peter Roget, Founder of Roget's Thesaurus

Jan 31 Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog

Feb 24 George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes IN from British

Sep 27 John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace terms with Britain

Sep 23 John Paul Jones' "Bon Homme Richard" defeats 'HMS Serepis'

Jun 15 General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx

Jun 20 Battle of Stone Ferry

Dec 23 Benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct

Jul 18 Commodore Abraham Whipple's squadron captures 11 prizes in largest prize value of Revolutionary War.

Mar 11 US army Corps of Engineers established (1st time)