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09/06/1757 |
Lafayette (Marquis de) is born in Auvergne, France. |
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09/18/1758 |
Some 4,500 troops commanded by Gen. Lord Jeffrey Amherst camp on Boston Common. |
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10/16/1759 |
British victory at Quebec is celebrated in Boston. |
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1761 |
Joseph Warren lives in a house on today’s City Hall Plaza (then Cornhill). |
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02/10/1763 |
French and Indian War ends. |
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08/15/1763 |
News of the Treaty of Paris is announced. |
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1765 |
Charlestown Tea Party occurs. |
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10/01/1768 |
British troops occupy Boston. |
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10/31/1768 |
British soldier Richard Ames is executed on Boston Common for desertion. |
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11/12/1770 |
Bostonians in 1770 are described by Gen. Thomas Gage. |
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