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BRISCOE, James

BRISCOE, James

Male 1748 - 1799  (51 years)

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   Date  Event(s)
1752 
  • 10 Jun 1752—10 Jun 1752: Yosemite is named as the first US national park
    Yosemite is named as the first US national park
1770 
  • 17 Dec 1770—17 Dec 1770: Ludwig Von Beethoven is born
    Ludwig Von Beethoven is born
1776 
  • 1776—1776: Declaration of American Independence
    American Declaration of Independence determines the political evolution of the New World and the rise of American power.
1789 
  • 1789—1789: French Revolution; George Washington elected the first President of America
    French Revolution marks a fundamental break with the tradition of monarchy; the “rights of man” are enshrined.
1794 
  • 1794—1794: Whiskey Rebellion
    As the new country began finding its feet, U.S. Pres. George Washington sent troops to western Pennsylvania in 1794 to quell the Whiskey Rebellion, an uprising by citizens who refused to pay a liquor tax that had been imposed by Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton to raise money for the national debt and to assert the power of the national government. Federalists cheered the triumph of national authority; members of the Thomas Jefferson’s Republican (later Democratic-Republican) Party were appalled by what they saw as government overreach. More than two centuries later, the names and faces have changed, but the story is ongoing.
1798 
  • 7 Jul 1798—7 Jul 1798: United States Marine Corps is established
    The United States Marine Corps is established



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