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Male Abt 1775 - 1778


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   Date  Event(s)
1 1775 
  • 19 Apr 1775: Battle of Lexington: first action in American War of Independence (1775 - 1783)
2 1776 
  • Somerset House in London becomes the repository of records of population
  • Watt and Boulton produce their first commercial steam engine
  • 4 Jul 1776: American Declaration of Independence
  • 7 Sep 1776: First attack on a warship by a submarine - David Bushnell's "Turtle" attacked HMS Eagle in New York harbour. The attack was perhaps spectacular (a charge did detonate beneath the ship), but was nevertheless unsuccessful. "Turtle" was a one man affair, man-powered [Les Moore]
3 1777 
  • Samuel Miller of Southampton patents the circular saw.
  

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