360What happened in 1773?
3 moments from 1773 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- On this day · 17 January 1773
Cook's ships are the first to cross the Antarctic Circle
On 17 January 1773, the ships of the British navigator James Cook, HMS Resolution and HMS Adventure, became the first known vessels to cross the Antarctic Circle. Blocked by ice, Cook never sighted Antarctica itself, but his voyage showed that any southern continent lay far to the south.
- On this day · 16 December 1773
The Boston Tea Party
On 16 December 1773, American colonists in Boston boarded three ships and threw 342 chests of British tea into the harbour, protesting against a tax imposed by the British Parliament. The protest became a step on the road to the American Revolution and independence in 1776.
- 1773 · from Harrison's sea clock solves the longitude problem
Harrison receives his reward