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Regency, This Week In History

This Week In History: June 22-28

Cora Lee

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June 22, 1783: A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France.

 

June 23, 1794: Empress Catherine II of Russia grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev.

June 24, 1793: The first Republican constitution in France is adopted.

June 25, 1788: Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

June 26, 1857: The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London.

 

June 27, 1806: British forces take Buenos Aires during the first British invasion of the Rio de la Plata.

June 28, 1461: Edward IV is crowned King of England.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regency, This Week In History

This Week In History: January 26-February 1

Cora Lee

Accolade_by_Edmund_Blair_Leighton

January 26, 1788: The British First Fleet sails into Port Jackson to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement in Australia.

January 27, 1785: The University of Georgia is founded, becoming the first public university in the US.

January 28, 1813: Pride and Prejudice is first published in the UK.

January 29, 1856: Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross.

January 30, 1826: The Menai Suspension Bridge connecting the Isle of Anglesey to north coast of Wales is opened.

January 31, 1747: The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.

February 1, 1793: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.