Historical Events

Francis Drake's Circumnavigation

1580 Francis Drake completes his circumnavigation of the world, sailing into Plymouth, England aboard the Golden Hind

The Glorious Revolution

1688 City council of Amsterdam votes to support Prince William of Orange 's invasion of England, known as "The Glorious Revolution" in the Netherlands

A Treatise of Human Nature

1738 Scottish philosopher David Hume enters into a contract to publish the first two volumes of his seminal work "A Treatise of Human Nature" with John Noon in London

British Occupation of Philadelphia

1777 British General William Howe occupies Philadelphia during American Revolution

1786 Britain & France sign trade agreement

British Golf Open

1861 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Tom Morris Sr.

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