1776 - Population
Population
Edinburgh surgeon John Hunter oversees the first successful attempt at human artificial insemination. He instructs a linen draper who suffers from hypospadias in how to impregnate his wife, using a warm syringe for the purpose.
Philadelphia's population reaches 40,000, making it larger than Boston and New York (24,000) combined.
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