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★25 May 1738
King George II of Great Britain negotiated a cease-fire between the British colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania, ending Cresap's War.

★01 Jan 1739
Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, the most remote island in the world, was discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.

★23 Feb 1739
The identity of English highwayman Dick Turpin was uncovered by his former schoolteacher, who recognised his handwriting, leading to Turpin's arrest.

★09 Sep 1739
The Stono Rebellion, at the time the largest slave rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies of British America, erupted near Charleston, South Carolina.

★20 Nov 1739
War of Jenkins' Ear: A British naval force captured the settlement of Portobello in the Spanish Main.

★26 Jun 1740
War of Jenkins' Ear: A Spanish column of 300 regular troops, free black militia and Indian auxiliaries stormed Britain's strategically crucial position of Fort Mose in Spanish Florida.

★18 Oct 1748
The War of the Austrian Succession ended with the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.

★13 Sep 1759
Seven Years' War: British forces defeated the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, New France, though General James Wolfe was mortally wounded.

★25 Oct 1760
George III became King of Great Britain and Ireland.

★22 Mar 1765
The Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act, requiring that many printed materials in the Thirteen Colonies in British America carry a tax stamp.

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