Passed by the British Parliament in March 1765, the Stamp Act aimed to raise revenue directly from the American colonies. It required colonists to pay a tax on virtually all printed materials. This ...

Wilmington, North Carolina, was the site of a major protest against the British Stamp Act in 1765. The protests occurred seven years before the more famous Boston Tea Party. A group called the Sons of ...

2012-12-08T20:01:23-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/5a2/307860-m.jpgUniversity of Missouri history professor John Bullion spoke to students about the debt ...

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On this day in 1765, Parliament approved the Quartering Act, which outlined the terms by which British soldiers would be furnished with free room and board in the American colonies. It went into force ...

January 23rd., 1765 is a milestone date for the Falkland Islands, the first time the Union Jack was erected and displayed in the Islands, which were then taken formal possession for the British Crown.

Mozart's first taste of the touring lifestyle came in 1762, and with it came musical discoveries and illness, his first solo concert and an epic, country-hopping schedule. 1762 - Mozart visits Vienna ...

Antarctic snowfall two-and-half centuries old forms the basis of a new artwork by Wayne Binitie, titled 1765 - Antarctic Air. It forms the centrepiece to the Polar Zero exhibition in Glasgow ...