The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.

The Rockingham ministry repeals the Stamp Act, but passes the Declaratory Act

Lord Rockingham cedes power in Britain’s Parliament to a ministry headed by William Pitt the elder

The Townshend Acts, which entail a tax on many imported articles, is strongly resisted in America

Oliver Goldsmith publishes The Vicar of Wakefield

Thomas Malthus is born

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