1770 - What happened in 1770 ?

March 1770

Monday 05:

Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are killed by British troops in an event that would help start the American Revolutionary War five years later.

April 1770

Friday 20:

Lieutenant James Cook's expedition (first voyage) makes first sighting of eastern Australian coastline, naming the spot Cape Hicks. His logbook recorded the date as April 19, but the 20th was the actual calendar date.

Sunday 29:

James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia.

May 1770

Wednesday 16:

14-year old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France.

June 1770

Sunday 03:

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo is founded in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

Monday 11:

Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.

August 1770

Tuesday 21:

James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.

Wednesday 22:

James Cook's expedition lands on the east coast of Australia