1778

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1777 1778 1779

Events

  • Thomas Rumbold is appointed the British East India Company's governor of Madras.
  • Pamphlett Scotch Modesty Displayed is published, explains why the Scots fight Britain's wars.

Timeline

  • April: Benjamin Franklin publicly embraces Voltaire at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences.
  • May 6-7: Franco-American Alliance. The French help Americans win independence from Britain.
  • May 30: Voltaire dies.
  • November 26: Captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover Maui.
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