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1768 was a leap year in the Gregorian calendar and the Julian calendar, and the 1768th year of the Common Era. It saw events such as the first modern circus, the Bar Confederation in Poland, the Cotopaxi volcano eruption, and the Seven Years' War.
Find out what happened in 1768, from the first circus in London to the first resistance to the British in America. Learn about the people, places and events that shaped the year 1768.
A treaty between the Iroquois and Great Britain that ceded most of Kentucky and West Virginia to the Crown. It also settled land claims between the Iroquois and the Penn family in Pennsylvania, and was followed by the Treaty of Lochaber with the Cherokee in 1770.
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Learn how Cook was sent on a scientific mission to Tahiti, but also had secret orders to find new land for Britain. Discover how he explored the Pacific, observed the transit of Venus and clashed with the French.
Find out what happened in 1768, including major events, famous birthdays and deaths, and historical facts. Learn about the first act of resistance to British authority, the first voyage of Captain Cook, and the birth of Napoleon's brother.
A chronology of events, publications, births and deaths in Great Britain in 1768. Notable occurrences include the first circus, the Boston Massacre, the Encyclopædia Britannica, and the Royal Academy.
Learn about the first Anglo-Mysore war and the clash between Hyder Ali and the East India Company in Hoskote, Karnataka in 1768. Find out the casualties, outcomes and significance of this battle in Indian history.
